IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 23911 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : February 25, 2009 Malook Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Haramanjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. KD Sachdeva, DAG Punjab Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) The petitioner has brought this petition under section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 56 dated 3.4.2008 under sections 498-A, 304-B, 34 IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Rajpura District Patiala. The petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased. He is in custody since 3.4.2008. The prosecution evidence in this case is yet to be recorded. Thus, the trial is likely to take a long time. No specific allegation is there against the petitioner. In the given facts and circumstances and without commenting on the merits of this case, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court. Criminal Misc. is disposed of. ( Pritam Pal ) February 25 2009 Judge 'dalbir'