IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-8111 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: April 25, 2011 Dev Raj …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Jitender Dhanda, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Arshvinder Singh, Addl.A.G., 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 419/420/467/468/471/197/205 IPC vide FIR No.237 dated 25.8.2010 at police station Kotwali, Faridkot. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner is in custody since 17.12.2010, investigation of the case has been completed and thus, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does not dispute the period of incarceration of the petitioner and the fact that investigation has been completed. Crl.Misc.No.M-8111 of 2011 - 2 - Keeping in view that petitioner is in custody since 17.12.2010, investigation has been completed and 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 any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Faridkot. Disposed of. April 25, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE