Farman vs State of Haryana - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 740

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 740

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
KULDEEP TIWARI
Farman – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Rakesh Nehra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Reetesh Kumar, Advocate and Mr. Rupender Singh, Advocate,
For the Respondent:Mr. Bhupender Singh, DAG, Haryana; Mr. Gaurav Verma, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Kuldeep Tiwari. J. (Oral)

1. Through the instant petition, the petitioner craves for indulgence of this Court for his being enlarged on regular bail, in case FIR No. 07, dated 01.01.2023, under Section(s) 302, 201 and 120-B and 34 of the IPC, registered at Police Station Industrial Sector-29, Panipat.

2. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submits that this is a second regular bail application, earlier one having been dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 04.04.2024 (Annexure P-3), with a liberty to re-access this Court, in case there is an inordinate delay in disposal of the trial.

3. He submits that till date only the examination-in-chief of only 01 prosecution witness, has completed, and thereupon, the prosecution has preferred an application under the provisions of Section 319 of the Cr.P.C. for summoning one another person, i.e. Sibba, as co-accused (wife of the deceased). Therefore, the trial has not even moved an inch after the dismissal of the earlier bail application.

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE PRESENT PETITIONER

4. In the instant FIR, three persons were arraigned as accused, whereas Sibba (wife of the deceased-Wasim), was declared innocent during investigation.