IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. M No. 8294 of 2009 Date of Decision:May 01, 2009 Chand Mohd.@ Channa ...........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr.J.S.Dadwal,Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, Assistant Advocate General,Punjab ** Sabina, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.43 dated 17.3.2007 registered under Sections 399/402 of the Indian Penal Code (`IPC' for short) read with Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Sadar, Ludhiana Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody for the last more than two years and so far, one witness has been examined during trial. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, has submitted that there are 18 more criminal cases against the petitioner. He has placed on record the list of criminal cases against the petitioner. It appears that the petitioner is a habitual offender, Accordingly, no ground for grant of bail is made out. Crl. Misc. M No. 8294 of 2009 -2- Dismissed. However, the trial Court is directed to dispose of the trial expeditiously. ( Sabina ) Judge May 01, 2009 arya