Crl. Misc. No. M-22343 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-22343 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 30.8.2010 Sunny ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. J.S. Gharuan, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. RK Nihalsinghwala, Sr. DAG, 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 307, 325, 324, 323, 109, 148, 149 IPC, at Police Station Kotwali Bathinda, District Bathinda, vide FIR No.712 dated 28th September, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 1st October, 2009 and the trial of the case may take long time to conclude. He further submits that grievous injury is not attributed to the petitioner. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. She, however, does not dispute the fact that the trial is in progress and two prosecution witnesses have already been examined. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions and the fact that Crl. Misc. No. M-22343 of 2010 2 the petitioner is in custody since 1st October, 2009, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial as the trial may take long time to conclude. Thus, 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, Bathinda. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 30.8.2010 'rajpal'