Crl. Misc. No. M-7560 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-7560 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 21.4.2011 Varinder Kumar @ Lattu ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Rajiv Joshi, 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 323, 324, read with Section 34 IPC and 326 IPC at Police Station Division No.5, Jalandhar, District Jalandhar, vide FIR No.147 dated 25th September, 2006. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is alleged to have caused two grievous injuries on non-vital parts of the body. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13th January, 2011 and no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the petitioner has been declared as proclaimed offender. He, however, submits that investigation of the case has been completed and trial is in progress. He also submits that in case the petitioner is to Crl. Misc. No. M-7560 of 2011 be released on bail, same should be subject to stringent conditions. Heard. In view of the fact that investigation qua the petitioner has been completed and trial is in progress, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during 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, Jalandhar. This, however, shall be subject to heavy surety and/or any other condition which the trial court may deem fit to impose. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 21.4.2011 'rajpal'