Crl. Misc. No. M-20397 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-20397 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 23.09.2009 Baljinder Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. B.S. Bajwa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Crl. Misc. No. 48345 of 2009 This is an application for placing on record the copy of the affidavit of learned counsel for the petitioner wherein he has submitted that on 30.07.2009 inadvertently it was stated before the court that petitioner is in custody since 01.12.2008, whereas the petitioner was arrested on 20.05.2009. Learned counsel submits that mistake was totally unintentional. In view of the affidavit submitted by the counsel, the explanation is accepted and no further order is required to be passed in this regard. Crl. Misc. No. M-20397 of 2009 This is a petition for seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 326, 325, 324,323,148,149 IPC at Police Station Mehta, District Amritsar (Rural) vide FIR No. 122 of 2008. Crl. Misc. No. M-20397 of 2009 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that petitioner has been in custody since 20.05.2009 and the case is triable by the Magistrate. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has been named in the cross-version. According to the counsel, co-accused of the petitioner are already on bail. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against him are serious in nature. He, however, does not dispute the fact that petitioner has been named in the cross-version. Keeping in view the fact case is triable by the Magistrate and taking into consideration the period of detention already suffered by him and the fact that trial may take some time to conclude, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and he is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar. 23.09.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE