Crl. Misc. No. M-22196 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-22196 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 18, 2010 Gurpreet Singh @ Sandeep ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ******* CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present : Mr. P.S. Sekhon, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.37 dated 14.5.2010, under Sections 307,326,34 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Barnala, District Barnala. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is aged about 19 years and is in custody since 18.5.2010. No injury is attributed to the petitioner. The complainant and both the eye-witnesses have since been examined. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Crl. Misc. No. M-22196 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 18.5.2010 and no injury is attributed to him, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Moreover, the material witnesses have already been examined in this case. Whether the petitioner is guilty of the alleged offence or not would more appropriately be gone into and considered during trial. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Barnala. (SABINA) November 18, 2010 JUDGE Anand