Crl. Misc. No. M-33926 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-33926 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.12.2010 Chhotu Ram and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. N.S. Shekhawat, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Shalini Attri, DAG Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioners under Sections 363, 366, 120-B IPC at Police Station Mahendergarh, District Mahendergarh, vide FIR No.289 dated 22nd August, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that petitioners are in custody since 26th August, 2010 and the investigation has been completed and challan submitted before the competent court. According to counsel, petitioners are maternal uncles of Tejpal, with whom daughter of the complainant is stated to have eloped. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioners are serious in nature. He, however, does not dispute the fact that investigation of the case has been completed by the investigating agency. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, Crl. Misc. No. M-33926 of 2010 2 the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioners and the fact that the trial of the case has commenced, in my considered view, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioners 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 petitioners are directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Narnaul. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 22.12.2010 'rajpal'