IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 11427 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : May 18, 2009 Pargat Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Ms. GK Mann, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Vishal Munjal, DAG Punjab Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 274 dated 10.12.2008 under sections 379, 411, 420, 466, 467, 468, 471, 120-B lIPC registered at Police Station City Barnala. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that Karamjit Singh who was arrested along with the petitioner has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 22.4.2009 passed in Criminal Misc.-M No. 1667 of 2009. The allegations against the aforesaid accused Karamjit Singh were also the same as that of the present petitioner. The investigation in this case has already been completed and the accused have also been arrested. The challan is also stated to have been presented before the trial court and now the trial is likely to take a long time. The petitioner is in custody since 11.12.2008. Criminal Misc.-M No. 11427 of 2009 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances and without commenting on the merits of the case, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/trial court, Barnala. Criminal Misc. is disposed of. ( Pritam Pal ) May 18, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'