IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-2946 of 2009 Date of decision : 26.03.2009 Ajay Kumar ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Animesh Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Prayer in this petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 260 dated 03.07.2007 registered under Sections 302/323/324/148/149 IPC at police station Kotwali, District Patiala. Counsel for the petitioner submits that in the entire FIR only role attributed to the petitioner is either giving fist blow or mere presence at the spot where the occurrence took place. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that at best, petitioner was shown armed with a 'stick/danda'. According to the counsel, out of 26 witnesses cited by the prosectuion, only 7 prosecution witnesses have been examined so far. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the bail application on the ground that though the petitioner was armed with 'danda' but allegations against him are serious in nature. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the fact that trial is likely to take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that petitioner is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending Crl. Misc No. M-2946 of 2009 -2- trial. No useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. This apart, petitioner being a local resident of Patiala, likelihood of his escape from the process of law appears to be remote. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala. 26.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE