IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MPs(M) No. 80 and 81 of 2010. Decided on: 3rd March, 2010. _______________________________________________________ 1. Cr.M.P.(M) No.80 of 2010. Bhawani Singh ….Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. ……..Respondent. 2. Cr.M.P.(M) No.81 of 2010. Suresh Kumar ….Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. ……..Respondent. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, J. Whether approved for reporting1? No. For the petitioner(s) : Mr. D.S. Dalee and Ms. Anita Dogra, Advocates. For the respondent : Mr. A.K. Bansal, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.S. Rana, Assistant Advocate General. ____________________________________________________ SURINDER SINGH, J (Oral). Heard. The petitioners have moved the above two applications for the grant of bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in case FIR No.406 of 2007 dated 26th September, 2007, registered in Police Station Sadar District Mandi under Sections 302, 342, 323, 325, 120B, 201, 147 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code. . Whether reporters of the Local papers are allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - The challan has been put in the Court, the accused-petitioners have been inter alia charge-sheeted for the offence of murder and few witnesses have been examined. Now the case has been fixed for recording the statements of more witnesses on 22nd March, 2010. Therefore, in these circumstances, the petitioners cannot be released on bail. Thus, the bail applications are dismissed. However, a direction is issued to the learned trial Court to take the case for recording the evidence of the prosecution witnesses on day-to-day basis so that the trial is completed at the earliest. The petitions stands disposed of. March 03, 2010. (Surinder Singh), J. (rc)