CRM No. M-18312 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-18312 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 9.9.2009 Bachan Singh alias Gurbachan Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Naveen Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, AAG, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is juvenile and has been in custody since 23rd December, 2008. According to the counsel, the prosecutrix has already deposed before the court. He has referred to the testimony of the prosecutrix (Annexure P-3) and submitted that it was consensual sex. He further submits that the petitioner has been detained for last more than eight months. Learned counsel for the State submits that prayer of the petitioner for release on bail was rejected by the court below on the ground that it would defeat the ends of justice, though the petitioner was held to be a juvenile. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner has been detained for fairly long period CRM No. M-18312 of 2009 2 during the pendency of the trial, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner any further. So, 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, Faridabad. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 09, 2009 'rajpal'