In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 29280 of 2009 Date of decision: 29.4.2010 Ramesh and another ......Petitioners Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.N.S.Panwar, Advocate, for petitioner No.1. Ms.Shubhra Singh, DAG, Haryana. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 202 dated 27.8.2006, under Sections 120-B, 148, 201, 302 and 364- A read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25 of the Arms Act registered at Police Station City Gohana District Sonepat. The contents of the FIR, as reproduced in para 2 of the petition, read as under:- “It is humbly submitted that applicant is a permanent resident of Ward No.12, Vishnu Nagar, Gohana. Husband of the applicant Sombir son of Tara Chand Criminal Misc. No.M- 29280 of 2009 -2- resident of Busana at present resident of Vishnu Nagar, Gohana is missing from dated 29.5.2004, who was called upon from the home by Ramesh son of Dayanand, Ramesh Hooda and Balwant accused persons, who was untraceable. Rapat No.5 dated 6.6.2004 of which was lodged in police station Gohana. Now the applicant has come to know from unknown sources that the accused persons disposed off the body of Sombir son of Tara Chand resident of Busana at present resident of Vishnu Nagar, Gohana after committing the murder with common intention. Now the applicant when tried to ask from the above mentioned accused persons they even threatened to kill her children. Therefore, it is requested that the legal action be taken up against the accused persons and be hardly punished” Learned counsel for petitioner No.1 has submitted that petitioner No.1 Ramesh was innocent and has been falsely involved in this case. The petitioner is in custody for the last more than three years. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition and has submitted that the allegations against petitioner No.1 are serious in nature. Keeping in view the fact that there are serious allegations against petitioner No.1 qua the murder of Sombir, no Criminal Misc. No.M- 29280 of 2009 -3- ground for grant of bail is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. However, keeping in view the fact that petitioner No.1 Ramesh is in custody for the last more than three years, the trial Court is directed to conclude the trial expeditiously preferably within four months. (SABINA) JUDGE April 29, 2010 anita