Crl.M.No.24438-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.24438-M of 2010 Date of Order: 5.10.2010 Bharpur Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. J.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 439 Cr.P.C is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.24 dated 6.3.2010 under Sections 302/379/118/109/120- B/148/149 IPC and Sections 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act, P.S Badhni Kalan. As per allegations, petitioner, who is the owner of gun house, is alleged to have fabricated his record and shown the weapon of offence used on 6.3.2010 to be already deposited with him in his record on 28.2.2010. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner has been arraigned on account of alleged conspiracy punishable under Section 120-B IPC and that he is in custody since 20.3.2010. He further submits that the investigations are over and no useful purpose would be served for keeping the petitioner in custody any longer. No reply on behalf of the respondent-State has been filed. Learned state counsel, on instructions from HC Iqbal Singh, states that the challan in the case has been presented. Crl.M.No.24438-M of 2010 #2# Without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case and keeping into account the custody period and the fact that the petitioner is 70 years old man and that the investigations are over, I find no valid ground to keep the petitioner in custody any longer. Accordingly, petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Moga. October 05, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE