IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-8316 of 2009 Date of decision : 26.05.2009 Mohinder Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. KDS Sidhu, DAG Punjab. Mr. A.S. Kalra, Advocate for the complainant. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 420/467/468/471/120-B IPC at police station Sadar, Phagwara vide FIR No. 289 dated 03.12.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was arrested on 03.12.2008 and has been in incarceration for almost 06 months. Counsel further submits that trial is likely to take quite some time to conclude and to incarcerate the petitioner indefinitely would not advance the course of justice in any manner. Learned counsel for the State has however, opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. Keeping in view the fact that petitioner has already undergone incarceration for almost 06 months and the case is triable by the Magistrate, Crl. Misc No. M-8316 of 2009 -2- I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail. Moreover, petitioner being a local resident, the chances of his escaping from the process of law appear to be remote. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kapurthala. 26.05.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE