Crl. Misc. No. M-9603 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-9603 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 27.5.2011 Kuldip Singh ...Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. B.S. Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC at Police Station Civil Lines, Batala, District Gurdaspur, vide FIR No.41 dated 26th February, 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 2nd March, 2011 and investigation of the case has been completed and challan presented before the competent court. Learned State counsel (on instructions from Head Constable Sarwan Singh, who is present in Court) 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 period of incarceration of the petitioner. Heard. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and Crl. Misc. No. M-9603 of 2011 2 the period of incarceration of the petitioner, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. 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, Gurdaspur. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 27.5.2011 'rajpal'