Criminal Misc. No. M-7404 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-7404 of 2011 Date of decision : 27.05.2011 Rakesh @ Rakki ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Jitender Dhanda, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sidharth Sarup, Dy. Advocate General, Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 201 dated 19.09.2010 under Sections 302/120-B/34 IPC and Section 25/27 of the Arms Act at Police Station Bhuna, District Fatehabad. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner has been arraigned as an accused on the basis of statement of Rajinder Kumar who allegedly overheard the petitioner having conversation with Satyadev @ Sattu and Jagdish that they would kidnap Anil @ Lekhu. According to him, allegation against the petitioner is that he conspired in the commission of crime. He submits that petitioner is in custody since 15.10.2010 and trial may take long time to conclude. Thus no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner any longer. Criminal Misc. No. M-7404 of 2011 2 Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. Heard. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions particularly role assigned to the petitioner in the commission of crime and his period of incarceration, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Fatehabad. May 27, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE