Crl. Misc. No.M 18139 of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M 18139 of 2010 Date of Decision:- 09.09.2010 Joga Singh. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. R.S.Athwal, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. *** JASWANT SINGH, J(ORAL) Prayer is for grant of regular bail under section 439 Cr.PC to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.74 dated 12.05.2010 under sections 420, 406 IPC, Indian Penal Code registered with police station Phillaur, District Jalandhar. The allegations against the petitioner is that he had cheated the complainant Pinki Ram for a sum of Rs.8,00,000/- on the pretext of sending him abroad. Petitioner had also taken away the passport of the complainant Pinki Ram. It is submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 26.5.2010 and investigations are over. Crl. Misc. No.M 18139 of 2010 #2# Learned State counsel on instructions from HC Kulwinder Singh submits that the investigations in the case are over and the challan has been presented and the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is no longer required. In view of the fact that investigations are over and the challan has been presented, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody as such the the present petition is allowed and petitioner is directed to be released on bail subject to satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate Jalandhar. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 09th September 2010 Vinay