Crl. Misc. No. M-30521 of 2011(O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-30521 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 9, 2011 Ajit @ Jeet Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.S.S. Momi, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Sushma Chopra, Addl.A.G., Haryana. Mr. Sanjeev Manrai, Advocate for the complainant. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks the concession of regular bail in a case registered at the instance of Jarnail Singh alleging that Charanjit Singh alongwith petitioner and 20/25 other persons armed with fire arms, lathies and gandasi entered the fields of Charanjit Singh and set the crop on fire with an objective to take forcible possession of the land. Crl. Misc. No. M-30521 of 2011(O&M) [2] So far as petitioner is concerned, he was allegedly a member of unlawful assembly armed with a 12 bore gun. Jarnail Singh is alleged to have received an injury on his foot. Most of the co-accused of the petitioner, similarly circumstanced, have been granted the concession of regular bail. Challan had already been presented. There is no specific injury attributed to the petitioner. Counsel for the complainant has intervened to oppose the petition for bail contending that the petitioner has got a criminal background and that there are chances of tampering with the evidence. After hearing counsel for the petitioner, counsel for the complainant and State counsel, I am of the opinion that on the principle of parity, the petitioner is also entitled to the concession of regular bail as he has been in custody w.e.f. May 30, 2011 and trial is likely to take a long time. Petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/ surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court with an additional condition that the petitioner will not commit the similar offence of which he is accused of during the pendency of the trial. In case of any such eventuality, it will be open to the complainant or the State to approach this Court again and seek the cancellation of bail. December 9, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE