Crl. Misc. No. M-24609 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-24609 of 2011 Date of Decision: November 2, 2011 Hardeep Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. S.S,. Tiwana, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks the concession of regular bail inter-alia on the ground that he has been in custody for the last about 2 years and that there is only circumstantial evidence available against him on the record in the shape of evidence of last seen and evidence of recovery of mobile phone and extra-judicial confession made before PW5 Surjit Singh, who has already been examined. Crl. Misc. No. M-24609 of 2011 [2] On asking of the Court, Mr.Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab informs that only one formal witness requires to be examined. At this penultimate stage, without reference to the evidence produced on the record and without appreciation of the same, the strength of the prosecution evidence against the petitioner cannot be determined. Petition is dismissed with a direction to the trial Court to conclude the trial within a period of three months from the next date of hearing. In case the trial could not be concluded within the said period, it will be open to the petitioner to seek the concession of bail by approaching this Court again. November 2, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE