IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-3783 of 2009 Date of decision : July 07, 2009 Chander Shekhar alias Shekhar ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Vinod Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Sidharth Sarup, AAG Haryana L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Chander Shekhar alias Shekhar has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 226 dated 15.5.2008 under sections 148, 302, 307, 149, 216, 120-B IPC and sections 25, 27 of Arms Act Police Station City Kaithal. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that all the nine prosecution witnesses examined by now have turned hostile. Learned State counsel, on instructions from SI Rampal, does not dispute this factual position. Learned counsel for the petitioner also states that no eye witness remains to be examined. Learned State counsel does not controvert this submission but contends that SI Rampal is ignorant about this fact. Criminal Misc. No. M-3783 of 2009 -2- In view of the aforesaid but without meaning to express any opinion on the merits, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Kaithal. Superintendent of Police, Kaithal shall ensure that the police official deputed to assist the Law Officer should come with complete information. ( L.N. Mittal ) July 07, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'