Crl. Misc. No. M-35174 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-35174 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 21.2.2011 Darshan Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. P.S. Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) Crl. Misc. No.10026 of 2011: This is an application for exemption from filing certified copy of Annexure P-2 and also for placing on record uncertified copy of same. Application is allowed as prayed for. The document i.e. MLR of Gurtej Singh is taken on record as Annexure P-2 to the main petition. Crl. Misc. No. M-35174 of 2010: This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 308, 323, 324 read with Section 34 IPC at Police Station Dharamgarh, District Sangrur, vide FIR No.47 dated 6th September, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that injury attributed to the petitioner on the person of Gurtej Singh is, in fact, a lacerated wound on the skull 4.5 cm x 0.3 cm. He submits that trial is already in progress and the petitioner is in custody since 7th September, Crl. Misc. No. M-35174 of 2010 2010, 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 charges have been framed and case is now fixed for recording prosecution evidence. Heard. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions and the period of incarceration of the petitioner, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. 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, Sangrur. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 21.2.2011 'rajpal'