Criminal Misc. No. 28537 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 28537 of 2009 Date of decision: November 13, 2009 Rajesh Goel -Petitioner Versus State of Haryana -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, AAG, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.PC seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 365/384/342/170 & 506 IPC at police station City Ballabgarh vide FIR No. 562 dated 22-9-2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is a delay of 7 days in lodging the FIR. According to him, petitioner is in custody since 23-9-2009 and the case is triable by the Magistrate. Counsel submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during trial. Prayer for bail is opposed by learned State counsel on the ground that the allegations are serious in nature. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has been in custody for almost two months and the case is triable by the Magistrate, no useful Criminal Misc. No. 28537 of 2009 2 purpose would be served by detaining him in custody any longer during trial. Without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Faridabad. Petition stands allowed. [Rajan Gupta] Judge November 13, 2009. 'ask'