Crl. Misc. No. M-35661 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-35661 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 2.2.2011 Rajinder Singh @ Bittu ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Anurag Arora, 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 302, 307 read with Section 34 IPC at Police Station Nathana, Bathinda, District Bathinda, vide FIR No.17 dated 10th February, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is attributed a simple injury to an injured witness. He further submits that petitioner is in custody for last one year and trial of the case may still take some time to conclude. He, thus, prays that petitioner be enlarged on bail. Learned State counsel (on the instructions from ASI Harbhajan Singh, who is present in court) 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 petitioner has been in custody for one year and trial is still at the stage of recording Crl. Misc. No. M-35661 of 2010 2 prosecution evidence. Heard. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions and the period of incarceration of the petitioner, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. 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, Bathinda. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 2.2.2011 'rajpal'