CRM No. M-4687 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-4687 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 10.03.2009 Navdeep Gupta ...Petitioner Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Senior Advocate with Mr. V.D. Goyal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Ashima Mor, Advocate, for U.T., Chandigarh. Rajan Gupta, J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that all the offences alleged in the FIR are bailable except Section 506 IPC. He further submits that challan has already been presented before the trial court. The petitioner is in custody since 8th December, 2008 and since the trial is likely to take long time to conclude, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner behind the bars during pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for U.T. Chandigarh has opposed the bail application on the ground that the offences committed by the petitioner are serious in nature. However, the counsel has affirmed that after completion of investigation, challan has been presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the CRM No. M-4687 of 2009 2 considered view that the petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail during pendency of trial, as the trial may take time to conclude. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Chandigarh. Disposed of. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE March 10, 2009 'rajpal'