IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-2626 of 2009 Date of decision : 19.05.2009 Surat Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. P.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 307/452/324/323/148/149 at police station Sadar Mukatsar, District Mukatsar vide FIR No. 205 dated 22.12.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that injury attributed to the petitioner is simple in nature. According to the counsel, Section 307 is not made out. He further, submits that petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2008 and no useful purpose would be served by keeping him in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and taking into consideration the period of detention already suffered by him and the fact that trial may take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be released on bail pending trial. Crl. Misc No. M-2626 of 2009 -2- No useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muktsar. 19.05.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE