Criminal Misc. No. M-24227 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-24227 of 2010 Date of decision : 06.09.2010 Manoj Kumar ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. S.K. Jain, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 167 dated 23.07.2010 under Sections 353/186 IPC and Section 3/4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 at Police Station City Mansa. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that main allegation against the petitioner is that he made certain derogatory remarks against a lady constable. He submits that petitioner has been in custody since 23.07.2010 and investigation of the case has already been completed, thus, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any further. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious as he stopped a public servant from performing her official duty. He, however, does not Criminal Misc. No. M-24227 of 2010 2 dispute the fact that investigation of the case has been completed and challan has been presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions, period of incarceration of the petitioner and the fact that trial may still take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Illaqa Magistrate, Mansa. September 06, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE