Crl. Misc. No. M-14274 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-14274 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.7.2010 Harpreet Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. 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 420, 468, 471, 201, 120-B IPC at Police Station Contonment, Amritsar Cantt., Amritsar, vide FIR No.10 dated 20th April, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 20th April, 2010 and the case is triable by the Magistrate. He further submits that investigation has already been completed and challan presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. Thus, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He, however, does not dispute the fact that investigation of the Crl. Misc. No. M-14274 of 2010 case has been completed and final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. has been submitted before the competent court. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions and period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner, I am of the considered view that 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. Thus, 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, Amritsar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 27.7.2010 'rajpal'