IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M-30400 of 2010 Decided on : 10.11.2010 Ram Niwas ... Petitioner versus State of Haryana ... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present : Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Singh Yadav, DAG, Haryana. **** Sabina, J. The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 Criminal Procedure Code in FIR No.230 dated 18.10.2007 under Sections 148, 149, 302, 109, 120-B IPC and 24 of Arms Act, 1959 registered at Police Station Sadar Narnaul, District Mahendergarh. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that Ved Prakash the alleged eye-witness has not supported the prosecution case during trial. Vikram Singh another alleged eye-witness has been declared a proclaimed offender in a criminal case registered against him. The petitioner is in custody since 02.03.2010. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, opposed the petition. Keeping in view the fact that the material eye-witness Ved Prakash has not supported the prosecution case during trial and alleged another eye-witness Vikram Singh has been declared a proclaimed offender in a criminal case registered against him and CRM No.M-30400 of 2010 -2- the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 02.03.2010, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Narnaul. November 10, 2010 (SABINA) sonia JUDGE