CRM No. M-18897 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-18897 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.8.2009 Surinder Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. R.K. Samyal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Vikas Bali, Advocate, for the complainant. Rajan Gupta, J. This is a prayer for regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 326 (earlier section 307), 324, 323, 380, 506, 427, 148, 149 IPC, at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar, vide FIR No.61 dated 12.3.2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only one injury is attributed to the petitioner on right hand middle finger of the complainant. According to the counsel, co-accused have already been granted bail by the court below. Learned counsel for the State, has, however, opposed the bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and CRM No. M-18897 of 2009 2 the fact that the petitioner has been in custody for about three months and the offence is triable by Magistrate, no useful purpose will be 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 Surinder Kumar is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Jalandhar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE August 20, 2009 'rajpal'