IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-18101 of 2009 Date of decision : 30.07.2009 Vipan Kumar ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Gurnam Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that investigation of the case has been completed and challan has already been presented in the competent court of jurisdiction. According to the counsel, entire evidence is documentary in nature. Counsel further states that petitioner has already undergone incarceration since 11.04.2009. Counsel further submits that trial is likely to take some time to conclude, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, has opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. However, keeping in view the period of detention already suffered by him and the case is triable by the Magistrate, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be released on bail. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to Crl. Misc No. M-18101 of 2009 -2- grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and he is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar. 30.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE