IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M. 13843 of 2011 Date of Decision: 14.07.2011 Shashi Kapoor and others ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI Present : Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Sukhwinder Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. S.S.Gill, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. **** AJAY TEWARI. J. This is a petition for grant of regular bail to the petitioners in case FIR No. 215 dated 19.10.2010 under Sections 399/402/379 of the Indian Penal Code and 25/54/59 of the Arms Act registered at Police Station, Mandi Gobindgarh, District Fatehgarh Sahib. Learned counsel for the petitioners argued that in this case the petitioners have now been in custody for the last almost 10 months and even charges against the petitioners have not been framed till date by the trial Court. On instructions from ASI Jagroop Singh, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab has accepted this assertion. He has, however, opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners by arguing that the petitioners were arrested from the spot with illicit weapons and had even got recovered Rs. One lac each. Criminal Misc. No. M. 13843 of 2011 [2] In my opinion, this is a matter of evidence. The fact remains that the petitioners have now been in custody in this case for the last about 10 months and there is no likelihood of conclusion of the trial of the case in near future. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, it would be appropriate to grant concession of regular bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, both the petitioners are ordered to be released on regular bail in the abovesaid FIR on their furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. Petition stands disposed of. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE 14.07.2011 'ravinder'