IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-14427 of 2009 Date of decision : 09.07.2009 Dharminder Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. T.S. Sangha, Sr. Advocate with Mr. J.S. Lalli, 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 419/420/467/468/471 IPC at police station Kotwali Bathinda, District Bathinda vide FIR No. 267 dated 22.04.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since 22.04.2009 and the case is triable by the Magistrate. According to the counsel, challan has already been presented in the competent court of jurisdiction. Counsel further submits that trial is likely to take quite some time to conclude and to incarcerate the petitioner indefinitely would not advance the course of justice in any manner. 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. Keeping in view the fact that petitioner has already undergone incarceration since 22.04.2009 and the case is triable by the Magistrate, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail. Crl. Misc No. M-14427 of 2009 -2- Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, 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, Bathinda. 09.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE