Crl. Misc. No. M-22784 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-22784 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 30.8.2010 Ravi Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. I.P. Atre, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. RK Nihalsinghwala, Sr. DAG, 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 under Sections 452, 323, 506, 148 and 149 IPC at Police Station Focal Point, Ludhiana, District Ludhiana, vide FIR No.155 dated 11th June, 2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been in custody since 18th June, 2010 and trial may still take some time to conclude. He, therefore, submits that the petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail as no useful purpose will be served by detaining him in custody any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender as he evaded the process of law. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and Crl. Misc. No. M-22784 of 2010 2 the fact that the petitioner has been in custody since 18th June, 2010, I am of the considered 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. Thus, 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, Ludhiana. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 30.8.2010 'rajpal'