IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-5503 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: May 16, 2011 Sohan Singh @ Happy …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Ishwar Lal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Shilesh 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 376/506 IPC vide FIR No.99 dated 17.04.2010 at police station City Rajpura, District Patiala. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that material prosecution witness i.e. prosecutrix has already been examined. He submits that petitioner is in custody since 17.6.2010, thus, no useful purpose would be served by detaining him any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He submits that sufficient evidence is available against the petitioner to take the prosecution to its logical end. Crl.Misc.No.M-5503 of 2011 -2- It is evident that petitioner is in custody since 17.6.2010 and prosecutrix has already stepped into the witness box and deposed. Trial of the case may still take some time to conclude. Under the circumstances, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Patiala. Disposed of. May 16, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE