CRM No. M-27465 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-27465 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.10.2009 Ram Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. APS Randhawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. 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 307, 452, 506, 323, 324, 148, 149 IPC at Police Station Beas, District Amritsar, vide FIR No.111 dated 7th May, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that petitioner has himself suffered a grievous injury in the occurrence as would be evident from a perusal of MLR, Annexure P-2. According to the counsel, the occurrence relates to 29th April, 2009, while the FIR was lodged on 7th May, 2009. He submits that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any further. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and given CRM No. M-27465 of 2009 2 careful thought to the facts of the case. It is not disputed that present is a case of version and cross- version in which both the sides have suffered injuries. This apart, there appears to be delay in lodging the FIR. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial as the trial may take long time to conclude. So, 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, Amritsar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE October 26, 2009 'rajpal'