IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH,SHIMLA Cr.M.P.(M) No. 742 of 2011 Date of decision: 30.09.2011. _______________________________________________________ Sunil Kumar ….. Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh. …. Respondent. ________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1No For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashwani Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondent : Ms. Ruma Kaushik, Addl.Advocate General with Mr. J.S. Rana, Assistant A.G. Kuldip Singh, J (Oral) This is an application for releasing the petitioner on bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. in FIR No.120 of 2011 dated 9.6.2011, registered at Police Station, Sadar Hamirpur, for offences punishable under Sections 307,324 IPC. The Status report filed and the same has been perused. 2. It has been stated that the petitioner is innocent. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case at the instance of some persons of the locality who are inimical to the petitioner. The petitioner has been taken into custody on 9.6.2011 solely on the basis of statement of Vinay Thakur, the petitioner is in judicial custody since 14.6.2011. It has been stated that investigation in the case is Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment?yes complete and even the trial has commenced. In these circumstances, further detention of the petitioner is not necessary. The petitioner is ready to furnish bail bonds in accordance with the directions of this Court. The petitioner had earlier filed bail application which has been dismissed by learned Sessions Judge on 19.7.2011. The prayer has been made for releasing the petitioner on bail. 3. The bail application has been opposed by the learned Additional Advocate General on the basis of status report. It has been stated that case has been registered on the basis of statement of Vinay Thakur. It has come in the investigation that injured Rajinder Singh was examined at Referral Hospital, Hamirpur, who remained under treatment in Medical College, Tanda. The petitioner was arrested on 9.6.2011 and his blood stained shirt was taken into possession. The disclosure statement of petitioner was recorded under Section 27 of the Evidence Act and on that basis recovery of “Chhuri” was made. It has been stated that in last nine years, five cases have been registered against the petitioner for commission of various offences including offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 341, 506 IPC. It has been stated that now the trial has started and the case is fixed for 28.10.2011 for evidence before learned Addl. Sessions Judge ( Fast Track Court), Hamirpur. 4. The petitioner earlier filed bail application which has been dismissed by learned Sessions Judge, Hamirpur. It appears from the status report that present case is not the only case against the petitioner, in the last nine years he is involved at least in five cases including offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 506, 386 IPC. The allegations against the petitioner are serious. In these circumstances, keeping in view the seriousness of the case and past conduct of the petitioner, he is not entitled to bail. Accordingly bail application is dismissed. September 30, 2011 (Kuldip Singh), (sks) Judge.