IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-35659 of 2009 Date of decision : 13.01.2010 Bhim Sain ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sumeet Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kulvir Narwal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 33 dated 14.09.2009 under Sections 13(1)(e) of P.C. Act, 1988 at Police Station SVB, Hisar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to order dated 03.12.2009 passed by this court, the petitioner surrendered before the trial court on 12.12.2009. However, his bail application was declined by Special Judge, Fatehabad on the same day i.e. 12.12.2009. According to counsel, only allegation against the petitioner is that he was in possession of assets beyond his known sources of income and investigation of the case has already been completed. He, therefore, submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State (on instructions from Inspector Zile Singh, Special Vigilance Bureau, Fatehabad, who is present in court) Crl. Misc No. M-35659 of 2009 -2- submits that petitioner is no longer required by the investigating agency. According to him, entire case is based on documentary evidence. I have heard counsel for the parties. Keeping in view the fact that allegation against the petitioner pertains to possessing dis-proportionate assests and the case is based on documentary evidence, I am of the view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining him in custody during the pendency of trial. I, thus, deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Fatehabad. January 13, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE