Crl. Misc.No.M-15730 of 2010 # 1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M-15730 of 2010 Date of Decision:-21.09.2010 Shamsher Singh @ Shera. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. J.S. Bains, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. *** JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer is under Section 439 Cr.PC for grant of regular bail on behalf of the petitioner in case FIR No.39 dated 18.3.2008 under Sections 302 and 201 of Indian Penal Code registered with Police Station Samrala, Police District Khanna, District Ludhiana. Petitioner is the sole accused who has been put to trial for the murder of Baljit Kaur whose headless body was found in the fields on 18.3.2008. The dead body was identified by her husband Zora Singh. The petitioner was arrested on 9.4.2008 when he was produced by one Baljit Singh an Akali Leader before whom he is alleged to have Crl. Misc.No.M-15730 of 2010 # 2# suffered extra judicial confession. The prosecution has also produced one Jitender as a witness of last scene evidence. The motive behind the occurrence is stated to be that the petitioner-accused was having an affair with the daughter of the deceased and the deceased wanted her daughter to indulge in immoral activities. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 9.4.2008 and in the last 2-1/2 years no substantial progress has been made in the conduct of the trial. Learned State Counsel on instructions from SI Jaswinder Singh Khera concedes that only eight out of 24 cited witnesses have till now been examined. Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage does not press this application for grant of regular bail but prays for direction for expediting the trial. Keeping in view the fact that it is a case of single accused, the prayer of the petitioner appears to be reasonable. Accordingly the present petition is disposed of as not pressed with the direction to the learned trial court to make sincere endeavors to expedite the trial. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 21st September,2010 Vinay