In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. 36546-M of 2007 Date of decision: 01-08-2007 Kuldeep ---Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana ---Respondent Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SARON *** Present: Mr.Sushil Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Narender Sura,AAG, Haryana. *** S.S.Saron J. (Oral) Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in case pending against him for the offence under Sections 387, 506, 341/34 IPC. The petitioner has been involved in three other cases which are mentioned in para 6 of the order dated 15.5.2007 (Annexure P-1) passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kaithal while declining the bail of the petitioner in the present case. The petitioner is in custody since 8.10.2006. Allegations against him are that he demanded ransom of Rs. 10 lakhs from the complainant-Manmohan Singh son of Prem Parkash. The trial in the case is going on. Five prosecution witnesses have been examined and the trial is now fixed for 17.8.2007 for recording the evidence of the remaining prosecution witnesses. In these circumstances, if the petitioner is granted the Crl. Misc. No. 36546-M of 2007 -2- concession of bail, he is likely to interfere in the investigation. More so for the reasons that other cases are pending against him. Learned counsel for the petitioner though has submitted that the petitioner has been acquitted in case FIR No. 199 dated 8.`12.2000 for the offences under Section 324, 307, 506/34IPC and has been granted bail in case FIR No. 17 dated 13.2.2005 for the offences under Sections 148, 149, 448, 452, 506 IPC and case FIR No. 168 dated 10.10.2006 for the offences under Section 25-54-59 of the Arms Act . However, the petitioner is not entitled to the concession of bail in the present case. Consequently, the present petition is dismissed. The prosecution shall make every effort to conclude its evidence and take steps to ensure that the witnesses are present in the Court on 17.8.2007, the date fixed in the learned trial Court. The trial Court shall also make every effort to record as many witnesses as possible on the date fixed. (S.S.SARON) JUDGE August 01, 2007 paramjit