IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-27566 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: March 16, 2011 Arjan Singh …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Bikramjit Arora, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Shilesh Gupta, DAG, 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 307/324/323/341/148/149 IPC vide FIR No.53 dated 17.5.2010 at police station Verowal, District Tarn Taran. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner is in custody since 31.5.2010 and trial of the case is still at its initial stage. He submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does not dispute the fact that trial is already in progress. Crl.Misc.No.M-27566 of 2010 - 2 - Keeping in view the period of incarceration of petitioner and the fact that trial may still take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Tarn Taran. Disposed of. March 16, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE