IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-14490 of 2009 Date of decision : 13.07.2009 Rakesh @ Raka ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Shiv Raj Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. DAG Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 394, 397, 420 and 120-B IPC and 25/54/59 Arms Act, at police station Lakhan Majra, District Rohtak vide FIR No. 88 dated 28.04.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner has been in custody since 17.05.2008. He thus, prays for grant of bail to the petitioner as trial of the case is likely to take a long time to conclude. Learned counsel for the State has however, pointed out that petitioner is involved in four other cases and is a habitual offender. He has opposed the grant of bail on the ground that in case petitioner is enlarged on bail, he is likely to influence the witnesses and tamper with the evidence. I have heard counsel for the parties. The details of other cases against the petitioner as given by the Crl. Misc No. M-14490 of 2009 -2- State counsel are as follows:- Sr. No. FIR No. Dated U/Sections Police Station 1 85 23.4.2008 307 IPC & 25 of Arms Act. Shivaji Colony, Rohtak 2 87 28.4.2008 302/216/34 IPC & 25 of Arms Act -Do- 3 97 15.5.2008 25 of Arms Act -Do- 4 88 28.4.2008 394/397/420/120-B of IPC & 25 of Arms Act Lakhan Majra 5 92 11/05/08 392/397/420/120-B & 25 of Arms Act -Do- Keeping in view the seriousness of the allegations and the fact that petitioner is a habitual offender, I find no ground for extending the benefit of bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, there is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed as such. 13.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE