Criminal Misc. No. M-16708 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-16708 of 2010 Date of decision : 08.07.2010 Joga Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. A.K. Walia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 9 dated 17.04.2010 under Sections 323/365/148/149 IPC at Police Station Moti Nagar, Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that case is triable by the Magistrate and the petitioner has been in custody since 24.04.2010. He further submits that all offences alleged in the FIR are bailable except Section 365 IPC. Prayer for bail has, however, been opposed by learned State counsel on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He, however, submits that investigation has been completed and challan has already been presented. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. Keeping in view the fact that petitioner has been in Criminal Misc. No. M-16708 of 2010 2 incarceration since 24.04.2010 and trial is still at its initial stage, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. July 08, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE