Crl. Misc. No. M-23655 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-23655 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 6.9.2010 Baljinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. H.S. Dhindsa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. 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 420 & 406 IPC at Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur, vide FIR No.120 dated 10th July, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since 11th July, 2010 and investigation of the case has already been completed. He further submits that case is triable by Magistrate and thus petitioner is entitled to be enlarged on bail during pendency of the trial. 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 investigation of the case has been completed and challan has been presented in the Crl. Misc. No. M-23655 of 2010 2 competent court of jurisdiction. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions and 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, Hoshiarpur. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 6.9.2010 'rajpal'