Crl. Misc. No. M-35764 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-35764 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 6.1.2011 Harjit Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Bikramjit Arora, Advocate for the petitioners. 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 petitioners under Sections 379, 411, 420, 482, 465, 467, 468, 471 IPC at Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar, vide FIR No.272 dated 2nd November, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that petitioners are in custody since 3rd November, 2010 and investigation of the case has been completed, thus no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioners in custody any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioners are serious in nature. He, however, does not dispute the fact that investigation of the case has been completed and challan is likely to be presented before the competent court shortly. Heard. Crl. Misc. No. M-35764 of 2010 2 Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions and period of incarceration of the petitioners, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioners 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 petitioners are directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Jalandhar. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 6.1.2011 'rajpal'