Crl.M.No.M-8456 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-8456 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 5, 2010 Amarjit Singh @ Manjit Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.K.S.Dhanora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG,Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.118, dated 7.7.2009, under Sections 323, 324, 326, 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Phillaur, District Jalandhar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner- accused that he has been continuing in custody since 11.2.2010 and the trial has not even commenced. It is further contended that case is triable by Magistrate and the same is not likely to be concluded in near future. Learned State counsel, on instructions from Om Parkash, H.C., has not disputed these facts. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from Crl.M.No.M-8456 of 2010 (O&M) -2- deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioner-Amarjit Singh @ Manjit Singh for grant of regular bail is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate, Jalandhar. 5.5.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge