ORDER :

Bail petitioner, namely Jogga Singh, who is behind the bars since 26.4.2021, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying therein for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.142 of 2007, dated 1.7.2007, registered at police Station, Dhalli, District Shimla, H.P. under Sections 302, 201, 323 read with Section 34 of IPC and Section 181 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

2. Respondent-State has filed the Status report and SI Ranjeet Singh, has also come present alongwith the record. Record perused and returned.

3. Perusal of status report/record made available to this Court reveals that on 1.07.2007, complainant Virender Negi got his statement recorded under Section 154 Cr.P.C., alleging therein that on 30.6.2007, he alongwith his friends, namely Harish, Nitin, Vikas Verma, Vineet, and Amit Joshi, purchased two bottles of liquor (Royal Stag) at 8:00 PM from liquor vend at Sanjauli and after getting few eatables item packed went towards Kalyani Helipad, Chharabra in Maruti Car No. CH-03-0326. He disclosed to the police that they all consumed 1½ bottle of liquor at Kalyani Helipad while sitting in one corner and starte