IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-140 of 2009 Date of decision: 4th May, 2009 Suchnam Singh @ Sucha Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. B.S. Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 428 dated 10.09.2008 registered at Police Station Sadar, District Amritsar under Sections 307/295 IPC, Sections 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act and Sections 63/68(1) B.C. Act PP 2007. In the present case, petitioner was arrested on 10th September, 2008. Report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan) against the petitioner was submitted on 20th November, 2008. It was urged before this Court that the trial was not proceeding as case was not committed to the Court of Sessions. It was disturbing to note that for sufficient long period, case was not committed, so an explanation was called from the concerned Magistrate. Explanation furnished by the concerned Magistrate is taken on record. There has been Criminal Misc. No. M-140 of 2009 unnecessary delay in committing the challan, as wife of the petitioner filed a complaint giving cross-version. Therefore, the commitment was held up. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, AAG Punjab, on instructions from Hardeep Singh SI, has submitted that the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan) has been committed to the Court of Sessions Judge on 25th April, 2009 and the next date of hearing is 8th May, 2009. In the present case, petitioner allegedly went on the roof and fired from his gun 22 shots. 17 shots were fired at the police party. Accordingly, no case is made out to grant bail to the petitioner. However, trial Court is directed to conclude the trial within nine months after the receipt of certified copy of this order. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 4, 2009 rps 2