IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M 33209 of 2010 Date of decision: 28.1.2011 Raj Kumar alias Raj alias Ungal ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner Ms.Kavita Arora, AAG, Punjab *** Ram Chand Gupta, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed by petitioner Raj Kumar alias Raj alias Ungal under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 25 dated 28.2.2009 registered under Sections 307, 326, 325, 324, 323, 148, 149 IPC at Police Station Division No.2, Pathankot, District Gurdaspur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that he has been continuing in custody since June, 2009 and that however, only 9 witnesses have been examined so far out of 16. It is further contended that both the main witnesses namely Vinod Kumar and Purhsotam have not supported the prosecution version. These facts have not been disputed by learned counsel for the respondent-State. CRM No.M 33209 of 2010 -2- There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on merits, the instant petition for regular bail filed on behalf of petitioner Raj Kumar alias Raj alias Ungal is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Gurdaspur. January 28, 2011 (RAM CHAND GUPTA) gsv JUDGE