Crl. Misc. No. M-19584 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-19584 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.8.2010 Ram Sarup ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Amit Dhawan, 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 Section 408 IPC at Police Station Division No.6, Jalandhar, District Jalandhar, vide FIR No.15 dated 12th January, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that charge has been framed in the case. According to him, case is triable by Magistrate and the petitioner is in custody for last three months, 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 the petitioner is in custody for the last three months. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner, I am of Crl. Misc. No. M-19584 of 2010 2 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, Jalandhar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 11.8.2010 'rajpal'