Crl. Misc.No.M 29063 of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M 29063 of 2010 Date of Decision:-16.11.2010 Sarabjit Singh. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. Harindar Kumar Aurora, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. *** JASWANT SINGH, J(ORAL) Prayer is for grant of regular bail under section 439 Cr.PC to the petitioner Sarabjit Singh in case bearing FIR No.97 dated 7.4.2010 under sections 307, 323, 506 of the Indian Penal Code registered with police Station Shimlapuri, District Ludhiana. As per allegations in the FIR, the petitioner-accused is alleged to have inflicted a single injury on the backside of head of injured Ram Nanak Verma. Learned counsel submits that injured was discharged from hospital after ten days. Further submits that in the present challan has Crl. Misc.No.M 29063 of 2010 #2# already been presented and the petitioner is in custody since 8.4.2010. Learned State Counsel on instructions from HC Mewa Singh concedes that the challan has been presented and the petitioner is in custody since 8.4.2010. He further submits that as per the MLR of the injured single injury has been found and there is no permanent disability on the person of the injured. Without expressing anything on the merits of the case, keeping in view the fact that the investigation is over, challan has been presented and conclusion of trial is likely to take sometime, no useful purpose is going to be served by keeping the petitioner behind the bars. As such the present petition is allowed and petitioner Sarabjit Singh is directed to be released on bail subject to satisfaction of the CJM/Duty Magistrate Ludhiana. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 16th November, 2010 Vinay