Criminal Misc. No. M-2880 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-2880 of 2011 Date of decision : 28.02.2011 Lal Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Atul Lakhanpal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. R.S. Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 171 dated 15.12.2010 under Sections 379, 411, 420, 467, 468, 471 & 120-B IPC at Police Station ‘B’ Division, District Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner is in custody since 15.12.2010 and recoveries have already been effected by the police. He submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does Criminal Misc. No. M-2880 of 2011 2 not dispute the fact that recovery of three vehicles has been effected by the investigating agency. Heard. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions, period of incarceration of the petitioner and the fact that case is triable by Magistrate, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Amritsar. February 28, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE