CRM No. M-25539 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-25539 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.10.2009 Avtar Kaur ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. TPS Makkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, 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 407, 420 IPC at Police Station Banga, District Nawanshahar, vide FIR No.200 dated 29th July, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a lady and has been in custody for almost two months. According to the counsel, investigation of the case has been completed and challan has been presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the case is triable by Magistrate, no useful purpose will be CRM No. M-25539 of 2009 2 served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial as the trial may take long time to conclude. So, 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, Nawanshahar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE October 12, 2009 'rajpal'