IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-19473 of 2009 Date of decision : 08.10.2009 Sandeep ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, DAG Punjab. Mr. H.S. Gill, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vivek Goel, Advocate for the complainant. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 307/323/324/148/149 IPC at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar vide FIR No. 59 dated 17.03.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was allegedly armed with a 'Dasti Sota' and gave a injury on right side of chest of Bhupinder Singh. According to the counsel, the said injury has been declared to be simple in nature by the PGIMER. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 28.03.2009; prosecution evidence is yet to commence and trial is at its initial stage. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the grant of bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. It is, however, not disputed by learned State counsel that petitioner is in custody since 28.03.2009. Keeping in view the fact and circumstances of the case Crl. Misc No. M-19473 of 2009 -2- particularly the period of detention already suffered by him and the fact that trial is at its initial stage, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and he is ordered to released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar. 08.10.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE