Criminal Misc. No. M-24602 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-24602 of 2009 Date of decision: September 17, 2009 Suresh Kumar & another -Petitioners Versus State of Haryana -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. SS Behl, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, AAG, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition for bail in a case registered against the petitioners under Sections 272/273/420/467/468/471/34 IPC and Sections 7/10/55 of Essential Commodities Act at Police station Model Town Panipat vide FIR No. 374 dated 6-8-2009. Mr. Behl submits that the allegation in the FIR is that the petitioners were selling adulterated mustered oil. According to the counsel, the said oil was purchased by the petitioners from the manufacturer and they were selling the same being registered dealers. Learned State Counsel has, however, opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the mustered oil was being sold with the labels of the other reputed companies and as such the allegations against the petitioners are serious in nature. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. Criminal Misc. No. M-24602 of 2009 2 The petitioners are said to be in custody since 6-8-2009 and the investigation is stated to be almost complete. Keeping in view the fact that the case is triable by the Magistrate no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioners in custody pending trial as the trial may also take a considerable time to conclude. So, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, the instant petition is allowed and the petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panipat. [Rajan Gupta] Judge September 17, 2009. 'ask'