CRM No. M-8882 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-8882 of 2011 Date of decision:14.12.2011 Balraj ......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. Present: Mr. R.S. Rai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Gautam Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Shalini Attri, DAG Haryana. Mr. B.S. Sewak, Advocate for the complainant. ***** M.M.S.Bedi,J. (ORAL) It has been informed that three co-accused of the petitioner namely Harbir, Rahul and Jagdish have been declared proclaimed offenders. Counsel for the respondent has intervened to oppose the bail application contending that the petitioner has earlier been involved in number of criminal cases and in case, he is released on bail, he would temper with the evidence or would abscond. Counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner has been in custody w.e.f. 12.06.2010 and no witness has yet been examined. In the interest of justice, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial Court to make earnest endeavour to examine Jagdish within three months positively and record the statements of material witnesses by next date of hearing, which is stated to be 03.03.2012. It is ordered that in case the statement of Jagdish is not recorded within one CRM No. M-8882 of 2011 -2- month after the next date of hearing fixed before the trial Court i.e. 03.03.2012, the petitioner will be entitled to approach this Court for grant of bail. Disposed of at this stage with above said direction. December 14, 2011 (M.M.S. BEDI) harjeet JUDGE