Crl.M.No.30231-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.30231-M of 2010 Date of Order: 25.10.2010 Satpal Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Bipan Ghai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sandeep Gehlot, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 439 Cr.P.C is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.24 dated 6.3.2010 under Sections 302/379/118/109/120- B/148/149 IPC and Section 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act, P.S Badhni Kalan, District Moga. As per allegations against the petitioner surfacing during the course of investigation, he is alleged to have deposited under his signatures the weapon of offence used in the crime with the owner of a gun house, namely, Bharpoor Singh after the occurrence on 6.3.2010 and in connivance with Bharpur Singh has shown the same to be deposited in his record on 28.2.2010 i.e prior to the date of occurrence. Learned counsel submits that besides the aforesaid allegation, there is no other role ascribed to the petitioner, who is in custody since 20.3.2010 and the investigations are over. It is further stated that Bharpoor Crl.M.No.30231-M of 2010 #2# Singh has been granted bail by this Court. It is contended that there is no other FIR pending against the petitioner. Learned state counsel, on instructions from SI Gurvinder Singh, does not refute that except the aforesaid role, nothing more is attributed to the petitioner and that he is in custody since 20.3.2010 and that challan has been presented. It is further conceded that said Bharpoor Singh-owner of the gun house has since been enlarged on bail and no other case is pending against the petitioner. Without commenting upon merit of the case and taking into account the custody period and the fact that the trial is likely to take sufficient time to conclude, I find that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody any longer. Accordingly, petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Moga. November 25, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE