CRM No. M-21684 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-21684 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.9.2009 Sunil @ Shinu ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Atul Lakhanpal, Senior Advocate with Mr. RS Chahal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Senior DAG, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition for regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Section 420 IPC at Police Station Barwala, District Hisar, vide FIR No.230 dated 10th May, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been in custody since 13th June, 2009. According to him, investigation has been completed and challan has been presented. Thus, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature and he is also involved in other cases under Section 420 IPC. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner as well CRM No. M-21684 of 2009 2 as the fact that the case is triable by the Magistrate, 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 is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Hisar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 11, 2009 'rajpal'