IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-3434 of 2009 Date of decision : 31.03.2009 Jasbir ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Mukesh Yadav, Advocate for Mr. Jaivir Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. DAG Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of regular bail in case registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 409 IPC at police station Saran, Faridabad vide FIR No. 333 dated 02.12.2008. Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not named in the FIR and his name figured later on the statement of one Ashok Kumar. According to the counsel, petitioner is in custody since 11.12.2008 and no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the bail application on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. However, counsel further submits that investigation of the case has been completed and case is fixed for consideration of charge. I have heard counsel for the parties. Keeping in view the fact that petitioner is in custody since 11.12.2008, I am of the considered view that petitioner is entitled to be Crl. Misc No. M-3434 of 2009 -2- enlarged on bail pending trial. No useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. This apart, petitioner being a local resident, possibility of his absconding from the process of law appears to be remote. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridabad. 31.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE