Crl. Misc. No. M-15402 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-15402 of 2011 Date of decision : 1.6.2011 Kuldeep ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. J.S. Mehandiratta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Malik, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J. This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 420, 467, 468 & 120-B IPC at Police Station Civil Lines, Hisar, District Hisar, vide FIR No.154 dated 7th April, 2010. This petition has been entertained on the basis of a letter received by the High Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the case is triable by Magistrate and material prosecution witnesses have already been examined. Thus, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Learned State counsel (on instructions from Randhir Singh S.I., who is present in court) has opposed the prayer for bail. He, however, does not controvert the factual submissions that trial of the case is in progress and two prosecution witnesses have already been examined. Crl. Misc. No. M-15402 of 2011 2 Heard. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 1st January, 2011, case is triable by Magistrate, two prosecution witnesses have already been examined and trial of the case may take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. 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, Hisar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 1.6.2011 'rajpal'