CRM No. M-28545 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-28545 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 02.12.2009 Sushil Kumar Shilu @ Baba ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Salil Bali, Advocate, and Mr. Vivek Khatri, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Pattar, Senior DAG, Haryana. 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 323, 324, 506, 307 IPC and 25 of Arms Act at Police Station Civil Lines, Hisar, vide FIR No.480 dated 17th August, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since 21st August, 2009 and two material witnesses of the prosecution have already been examined. According to the counsel, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does not dispute the fact that the investigating officer as CRM No. M-28545 of 2009 2 well as the injured witness have been examined in support of the prosecution case. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 21st August, 2009, in my considered view, 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. So, 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, Hisar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE December 02, 2009 'rajpal'