Criminal Misc. No. M-25029 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25029 of 2009 Date of decision: October 14, 2009 Mam Raj -Petitioner Versus State of Punjab -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. PK Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition for regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 306/120-B IPC at police station Kotwali Patiala vide FIR No. 220 dated 26-5-2009. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the only allegation against the petitioner is that he gave talisman (taabiz) to the deceased. According to the counsel, the petitioner is in custody since 13.8.2009. Counsel further submits that co-accused of the petitioner have already been granted the concession of bail vide order Annexure P1. He, therefore, prays that the petitioner be enlarged on bail during trial. Prayer for bail is opposed by learned State counsel on the ground that the allegations against him are serious in nature. He further submits that the challan has already been presented before the court of competent jurisdiction and the trial is in progress. However, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case and keeping in view the fact that the trial is likely to take a considerable Criminal Misc. No. M-25029 of 2009 2 time, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody pending trial. Accordingly, the instant petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Patiala. [Rajan Gupta] Judge October 14, 2009. 'ask'