IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA Cr.M.P. (M) No. 198/2010 Date of decision: 30. 3. 2010 Ram Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. ……Respondent Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Varinder Singh, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Anshul Bansal, Addl. Advocate General with Mr. J.S. Rana, Assistant Advocate General. Surinder Singh (Oral) Petitioner was arrested on 28.7.2008 in FIR No 154 of 2008, under Sections 382, 392, 395 and 397, Indian penal Code and also under the Arms Act. Bail was denied to him by the court of Sessions; as such the present application has been moved under Section 439 of the code of Criminal Procedure for his enlargement on bail. The challan has already been presented in the Court against the petitioner and his co-accused. They have been charge 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?. yes - 2 - sheeted for the aforesaid offences and the case is now fixed for the evidence of the prosecution on 5.4.2010 in the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Solan, camp at Nalagarh. The connecting evidence against the petitioner is his statement under Section 27 Evidence Act and also the recovery of the mobile phone along with SIM which is alleged to have been provided by Shri Gurdev Singh who masterminded the dacoity. Apart from the present case, there are four more FIRs against the petitioner under the Gambling Act, receiving of stolen property and also under the Arms Act registered in the State of Punjab. Keeping in view the antecedents of the petitioner and also the connecting evidence in this case, his enlargement on bail is not in the interest of society as such the petition is dismissed. Any observation, made hereinabove is strictly for the disposal of this bail petition and shall not mean any expression on the merits of the case. March 30, 2010 (Surinder Singh),J (cm)