Crl. Misc. No. M-36899 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-36899 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 24.1.2011 Bona ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. N.K. Sanghi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Senior DAG Haryana. 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 308, 323, 452, 148, 149, 506 IPC at Police Station Sadar, Narwana, District Jind, vide FIR No.156 dated 6th November, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 8th November, 2010 and investigation of the case has been completed. He further submits that prosecution has cited fourteen witnesses and trial will take a long time to conclude, thus, petitioner may be enlarged on bail during pendency of the trial. 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 investigation has been completed and trial is in progress. Heard. Crl. Misc. No. M-36899 of 2010 2 Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions, the period of incarceration of the petitioner and the fact that the trial may take long time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. 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, Jind. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 24.1.2011 'rajpal'