Criminal Misc. No. M-27829 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-27829 of 2010 Date of Decision: 11.3.2011 Hira Jha …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Jitender Singh Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.P.S. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 21 dated 29.1.2010, registered at Police Station Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, under Sections 364 read with Section 34 IPC. Lateron, offence under Sections 302 and 201 IPC was added. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 22.3.2010 and a period of more than one year is going to elapse, yet the case has not been committed to the trial Court. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from Rachpal Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, has submitted that report of Criminal Misc. No. M-27829 of 2010 2 D.N.A. test is awaited. He has further submitted that bones of the skeleton were sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata, on 13.5.2010. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana, is directed to depute a responsible officer to visit Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata and obtain the report. The needful be done within a period of one month from today. Thereafter, the Committal Court shall also commit the case by completing all the necessary proceedings, within a period of one month. Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody for the last about one year, the trial Court shall make every endeavour to conclude the trial within a period of one year from the date of commitment of the case. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed of. A copy of this order, duly attested by the Special Secretary of this Court, be handed over to Mr. V.P.S. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for onward transmission and compliance. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 11, 2011 “DK”