( 2025:HHC:2283 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Cr.MP(M) No. 2041 of 2024 Date of Decision 10 th January, 2025. ________________________________________________________ Saidul Rehman …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. ….Respondent Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, J. Whether approved for reporting? ______________________________________________________________ For the Petitioner: Mr. Vinod K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondent: Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General. __________________________________________________________________ Vivek Singh Thakur, J. Petitioner has approached this Court, invoking provisions of Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (in short BNSS), seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 231 of 2019 dated 14.10.2019, registered in Police Station Boileauganj, District Shimla, H.P. under Sections 302, 201 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’). 2 ( 2025:HHC:2283 ) 2 Learned Deputy Advocate General submits that only three witnesses remain to be examined and trial is at the last stage and next date for recording the statements of these witnesses has been fixed for 20th February, 2025. 3 Learned counsel for petitioner submits that since last February, no witness has been examined till date. He further submits that there is no likelihood of recording of evidence on 20th February, 2025 also and therefore, petitioner is entitled for bail. 4 As trial is at the advance stage and date for recording evidence of remaining three witnesses has been fixed as 20th February, 2025, present application is dismissed with liberty to petitioner to approach the Court again in case there is further delay in recording the statements of witnesses and there is no likelihood of conclusion of trial within reasonable time. 5 Observations made in this petition hereinbefore shall not affect the merits of the case in any manner and are strictly confined for the disposal of the bail application. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms including all pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. January 10, 2025 (Vivek Singh Thakur) (ms) Judge