Crl. Misc. No. M-3206 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-3206 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 18.4.2011 Retd. Subedar Major Ram Swaroop ...Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. H.S. Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 408, 420, 467, 468 & 471 IPC at Police Station Ambala Cantt, vide FIR No.500 dated 31.10.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since 14th December, 2010 and trial of the case is still at its initial stage. He submits that the entire amount, alleged to have been embezzled, has already been repaid by the petitioner to the complainant. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He, however, submits that trial of the case is already in progress and one prosecution witness has been examined. Heard. Crl. Misc. No. M-3206 of 2011 Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions and the fact that the petitioner has been in custody for more than four months and trial may take long time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. 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, Ambala. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 18.4.2011 'rajpal'