Crl. Misc. No. M-17290 of 2010 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-17290 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 29.7.2010 Neeraj ...Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Rahul Vats, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, Deputy Advocate General Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 120-B, 363 and 366-A IPC at Police Station Kundli, District Sonepat, vide FIR No.62 dated 18th March, 2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since 5th March, 2009 and the trial is still at its initial stage, thus, the petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He, however, does not dispute the fact that the challan has been presented before the competent court and one prosecution witness has already been examined. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and Crl. Misc. No. M-17290 of 2010 (O&M) the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial as the trial may take long time to conclude. Thus, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Sonepat. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 29.7.2010 'rajpal'