IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARAYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 04.07.2011 (i) Crl. Misc. No.M-31706 of 2010 Sohan Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….Respondent (ii) Crl. Misc. No.M-9881 of 2011 Ranjit Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….Respondent (iii) Crl. Misc. No.M-12024 of 2011 Nazar Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI Present: Mr. K.S. Sidhu, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Oberoi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner in Crl. Misc. No.M-9881 of 2011 Mr. P.S. Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner in Crl. Misc. No.M-12024 of 2011 Mr. Arshvinder Singh, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab *** M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) This order will dispose of three petitions for grant of regular bail filed by namely Sohan Singh, Ranjit Singh and Nazar Singh. Crl. Misc. No.M-31706 of 2010, 9881 of 2011 & 12024 of 2011 -2- The case of the prosecution against the petitioner(s) is that they along with driver Gurpreet Singh while traveling in a scorpio car were found in possession of 120 kilograms of puppy husk being carried out in six bags weighing 20 kilograms each. The petitioner(s) have been in custody since 26.02.2010. The co-accused of the petitioner i.e. the driver has already been granted the concession of regular bail. It will be moot point during trial whether the petitioners can be deemed to be in joint possession of 20 kilograms of puppy husk or their liability is only to the extent of 30 kilograms each. The State counsel has contended that the prosecution evidence has been completed and only two formal witnesses are yet to be examined. Taking into facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the considered opinion that on the plea of parity, the petitioner(s) can be granted concession of regular bail as the right of petitioners to lead defence evidence can be prejudiced in case they are not released on bail. Taking into facts and circumstances of the case that they are not involved in any other case and coupled with the facts and circumstances of their co-accused having been granted bail, they can be released on bail. The petitions are allowed. Petitioners are ordered to be released on bail, on their furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court, subject to an additional condition that petitioners will not commit the similar offence of which they are accused of and they will not make any attempt to tamper with the evidence. 04.07.2011 (M.M.S. BEDI) vcgarg JUDGE