Crl. Misc. No. M-14522 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-14522 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 6, 2010 Het Ram ........Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. B.S. Tewatia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Latika Rai, AAG, Haryana. 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.85 dated 23.3.2010, under Sections 323,406,498-A,506,120-B of Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC'), Section 307 IPC (added later on) registered at Police Station Tauru, District Mewat (Nuh). The allegation against the petitioner is that he had tried to strangulate his wife-complainant. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that now petitioner is in custody since 28.3.2010. Challan has already been presented in this case and petitioner is not required for further investigation. The FIR has been lodged by the complainant due to a matrimonial discord between the parties. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 28.3.2010 and challan has already been presented in this case, it would be just and Crl. Misc. No. M-14522 of 2010 (O&M) 2 expedient to release the petitioner on bail. 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, Mewat (Nuh). (SABINA) October 6, 2010 JUDGE Anand