CRM No. M- 36521 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. CRM No. M- 36521 of 2010 Decided on:- 08.02.2011 Kuldip Singh @ MTO ……Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present Mr.JBS Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA(Oral ) This is an application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case against the petitioner registered under Section 148, 307, 452, ,324, 323, 149 of the IPC at Police Station City Hoshiarpur vide FIR No. 52 dated 16.5.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that one grievous injury is attributed to the petitioner on right wrist of the complainant and simple injury on the right elbow. He submits that the petitioner is in custody since 6.7.2010 and there was delay of five days in lodging the FIR. Learned State counsel opposed the bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He, however, submits that the trial is in progress. In view of the aforesaid contentions, the period of incarceration of the petitioner and the fact that the trial may take long time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be CRM No. M- 36521 of 2010 2 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, Hoshiarpur. 08.02.2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA) mamta JUDGE