CRM No. M-10119 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-10119 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: December 10, 2009 Sahab Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Senior DAG, Haryana. Mr. Pawan Girdhar, Advocate, for the complainant. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 120-B IPC at Police Station Central Faridabad, District Faridabad, vide FIR No.389 dated 28th July, 2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner has been in custody since 19th February, 2009. According to him, the case is triable by the Magistrate and no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does not dispute the fact that trial of the case has CRM No. M-10119 of 2009 2 already commenced and the case is now fixed for prosecution evidence for 19th December, 2009. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of incarceration, already undergone by the petitioner, I am of the view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial as the trial may take long time to conclude. So, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the petitioner Sahab Singh is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridabad/trial court. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE December 10, 2009 'rajpal'