Crl. Misc No. M-10585 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-10585 of 2009 Date of decision : 23.09.2009 Harpreet Singh @ Happy ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sandeep S. Majithia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. Mr. Tajinder Joshi, Advocate for the complainant. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 302, 120-B, 148, 149 IPC at Police Station Payal, District Ludhiana vide FIR No. 199 dated 10.07.2006. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner deserves the concession of bail on parity with Amandeep Singh @ Shally, who has already been enlarged on bail by this court vide order Annexure P-3. Learned counsel for the State (on instructions from ASI Malkeet Singh, who is present in court) submits that six prosecution witnesses have already been examined in this case and rest of them have been summoned for 29.09.2009. According to the counsel, the trial of the case is likely to be concluded immediately after the remaining prosecution Crl. Misc No. M-10585 of 2009 2 witnesses are examined. Under the circumstances, since the trial is proceeding at a fairly fast pace, no ground is made out to enlarge the petitioner on bail. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner prays that petitioner may be given the liberty to approach for bail in case trial is not conclude within four months. Dismissed with liberty as aforesaid. 23.09.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE