Criminal Misc. No. M-37448 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-37448 of 2010 Date of decision : 25.01.2011 Jagdish ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. J.S. Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Goripuria, DAG Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 225 dated 17.08.2010 under Sections 392 & 395 IPC at Police Station Beri District Jhajjar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since 17.08.2010. According to him, investigation of the case has been completed and trial is in progress, thus, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does not dispute the fact that trial of the case is in progress and case is now fixed for recording prosecution evidence on February 02, 2011. Heard. Criminal Misc. No. M-37448 of 2010 2 Keeping in view the period of incarceration of the petitioner, and the fact that investigation has been completed and trial of the case is in progress, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Jhajjar. January 25, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE