Criminal Misc. No. M-1583 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-1583 of 2011 Date of decision : 26.05.2011 Rajesh ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. J.P. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kartar Singh, DAG 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. 320 dated 08.09.2010 under Sections 498-A/307/34 IPC at Police Station Mohindergarh. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner is in custody since 17.09.2010 and one prosecution witness has already been examined. He submits that allegation against the petitioner is that he compelled his wife to drink phenyl and manhandled her due to which she became unconscious. He submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does Criminal Misc. No. M-1583 of 2011 2 not dispute the fact that investigation has been completed and one prosecution witness has already been examined. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions, period of incarceration of the petitioner and the fact that trial may still take long time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Narnaul. May 26, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE