Harmeet Singh v. State of Hp
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal miscellaneous petition Cr.MP (M) No. 609 of 2024, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; decided 18.04.2024 by Justice Sandeep Sharma; Harmeet Singh v. State of HP. Petition permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to file afresh after State filed status report; Court noted petitioner in custody over one year and urged trial court to conclude trial preferably within eight months, with liberty to approach for bail thereafter. Keywords: withdrawal of petition; liberty to file afresh; expeditious trial; eight months; custody over one year; bail.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the petition at this stage with liberty to file afresh; ancillary expression of hope that the trial be concluded preferably within eight months, failing which the petitioner may approach the High Court for bail. ¶6