IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-5598 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: May 09, 2011 Shyam Lal Chauhan …..Petitioner versus State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Sanjay Vashisht, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Vikas Malik, AAG, Haryana .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 439 read with section 437 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under sections 420/467/468/471 read with section 120-B IPC and section 25/54/59 of the Arms Act vide FIR No.301 dated 21.7.2010 at police station Sarai Khawja, Faridabad. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner, who is 72 years old, is in custody since 24.10.2010, investigation of the case has been completed and challan presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. He thus, submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner during the pendency of trial. Crl.Misc.No.M-5598 of 2011 - 2 - Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does not dispute the fact that investigation has been completed and challan presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and keeping in view period of incarceration of petitioner and the fact that investigation of the case has been completed, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Faridabad. May 09, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 2