Crl. Misc. No. M-34036 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-34036 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 7.12.2010 Parminder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Deepak Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Raghbir Chaudhary, Senior 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 420/120B IPC at Police Station Sadar, Ludhiana, District Ludhiana, vide FIR No.152 dated 23rd August, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that petitioner is in custody since 28th August, 2010 and investigation of the case has been completed, thus, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Learned State counsel 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 investigation has been completed and challan presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and Crl. Misc. No. M-34036 of 2010 2 the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner and the fact that the case is triable by the Magistrate, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial as 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, Ludhiana. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 7.12.2010 'rajpal'