Crl. Misc. No. M-33490 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-33490 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 25.1.2011 Sandeep Singh @ Sunny ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Suveer Sheokand, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. RK Nihalsinghwala, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) Crl. Misc. No.1293 of 2011: This is an application for preponment of the bail petition bearing Crl. Misc. No. M-33490 of 2010, which was adjourned to 21st February, 2011. Notice of the application was issued to the State on the last date of hearing. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. The case is preponed for today and taken up for hearing. Crl. Misc. No. M-33490 of 2010: This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 307, 323, 324, 506, 120-B, 149 IPC and 27/54/59 of Arms Act at Police Station Division No.8, District Ludhiana, vide FIR No.77 dated 23rd July, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the injury Crl. Misc. No. M-33490 of 2010 2 attributed to the petitioner is in fact simple in nature. He submits that co-accused Resham Singh, who was attributed the grievous injury attracting Section 307 IPC, has already been enlarged on bail. According to him, the petitioner has been in custody since 2nd September, 2010 and investigation of the case has been completed, thus, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He, however, does not dispute the fact that the trial of the case is already in progress. Heard. Keeping in view the period of incarceration and the fact that the investigation of the case has already been completed, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. 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 25.1.2011 'rajpal'