CRM No. M-11751 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-11751 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.5.2009 Narender Jain ...Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Puneet Bali, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Senior DAG, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that investigation in the case has been completed and challan has been presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. According to the counsel, the case is triable by the Magistrate and the petitioner is in custody since 2nd April, 2009. He also submits that even the copyright of the motion picture in question is in favour of the petitioner. According to the counsel, the only allegation is that certain alterations have been made in the said motion picture leading to the offence alleged in the FIR. Learned counsel for the State submits that trial of the case has commenced. He, however, opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and CRM No. M-11751 of 2009 2 the fact that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial and that the trial of the case may take long time to conclude and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Karnal. Disposed of. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE May 27, 2009 'rajpal'