Crl. Misc No. M-25973 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-25973 of 2009 Date of decision : 18.09.2009 Ram Mehar ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 302, 452, 342, 506, 148, 149 IPC at Police Station Barwala, District Hisart (Annexure P-1) vide FIR No. 265 dated 05.06.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a juvenile and question of juvenility of the petitioner needs to be decided by the court below. He thus, submits that he may be allowed to withdraw the present petition for anticipatory bail with liberty to approach the trial court for regular bail. Notice of motion. On the asking of court Mr. Gaurav Dhir, AAG Haryana accepts notice and submits that petitioner may prove the factum of being juvenile before the trial court. Crl. Misc No. M-25973 of 2009 2 In the facts and circumstances of the case, the prayer made by the petitioner is allowed. Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. However, it is directed that in case an application for regular bail is moved by the petitioner before the trial court within a week of receipt of certified copy of this order, the same shall be decided within one month thereafter, in accordance with law. The petitioner will be at liberty to raise the plea of being a juvenile before the court below. Arrest of petitioner shall remain stayed till the decision of his bail application. 18.09.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE