IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MP (M) No. 1700 of 2025 Date of Decision: 13.08.2025 _______________________________________________________ Raj Kumar …….Petitioner Versus State of HP … Respondent _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner : Mr. Vedhant Ranta, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. B.C.Verma, Additional Advocate Generals with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. HC Sunny Sharma, PS Haroli, District Una, Himachal Pradesh, present in person. _______________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Respondent/State has filed status report in terms of order dated 18.07.2025 and HC Sunny Sharma has come present with the record. Record perused and returned. 2. Having perused status report, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file afresh, if so required and desired. Ordered accordingly. 3. Having taken note of the fact that the petitioner is behind the bars for approximately two years, coupled with fact that only six prosecution witnesses remain to be examined out of 17, learned 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Court below is directed to conclude the trial expeditiously on or before 30.11.2025, failing which bail petitioner would be at liberty to approach this Court, for grant of bail. Otherwise also, this Court, on administrative and judicial sides, has been issuing directions to the trial Courts to decide the cases of under-trials on priority basis, so that the freedom of such persons, is not curtailed for an indefinite period. 4. Registry to apprise the learned Court below with regard to passing of instant order, enabling it to do the needful well within stipulated time. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge August 13, 2025 (sunil)