Crl. Misc. No. M-36301 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-36301 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 7.1.2011 Harcharan Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Hemant Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arshvinder Singh, 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 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 IPC at Police Station Nathana, District Bathinda, vide FIR No.137 dated 18th September, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the investigation of the case is complete and the offence is triable by Magistrate, 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 investigation of the case has been completed and case is triable by Magistrate. Heard. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and Crl. Misc. No. M-36301 of 2010 2 the fact that the offence is triable by Magistrate, 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, Bathinda. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 7.1.2011 'rajpal'