Criminal Misc. No. M-10546 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-10546 of 2011 Date of Decision: 8.12.2011 Kamal Sharma ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Harmandeep Singh Sullar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Sandhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 297 dated 27.12.2009, registered at Police Station Division No.7, District Ludhiana, under Section 306 IPC. It is not disputed that the petitioner had earlier filed Criminal Misc. No. M-27419 of 2010 which was dismissed as withdrawn by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 6.12.2010. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the State has submitted that the complainant and all the witnesses, except the police officials, who had participated in the investigation, have been examined. He has further stated that today the case is fixed for further prosecution evidence. Criminal Misc. No. M-10546 of 2011 2 The petitioner is stated to be in custody since 28.12.2009. Since the earlier bail application, filed by the petitioner, was dismissed as withdrawn, as of today, there is no change of circumstances to grant bail to him. However, the trial Court is directed to conclude the trial within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. To facilitate conclusion of the trial, the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, is directed to produce all the police officials, on the next date of hearing, before the trial Court. Furthermore, the Public Prosecutor is also directed to ensure that all the police witnesses are examined on that day. In case, due to any exigency or unforeseen circumstances the police witnesses are not examined on the next date of hearing, the trial Court in such a situation shall give a short adjournment and the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana and the Public Prosecutor shall facilitate their examination on the next date of hearing. These directions have been issued taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is languishing behind the bars for the last more than two years. With the observations made above, the present writ petition is disposed of. A photocopy of this order, duly attested by the Court Secretary of this Court, be furnished to Mr. J.S. Sandhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for onward transmission and compliance. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 8, 2011 “DK”