Crl. Misc. No. M-12866 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-12866 of 2009 Date of decision: July 17, 2009 Niranjan Singh -Petitioner Versus State of Punjab -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Ms. GK Mann, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. BS Jaswal, Advocate, for the complainant. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) Ms. Mann submits that the petitioner was arrested on 24.2.2009. She further submits that the investigation has been completed and challan has been presented in the court of competent jurisdiction. According to the counsel, case is triable by the Magistrate. Learned State counsel does not dispute the averment that the investigation qua the petitioner has already been completed and challan has been presented. He has, however, opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. However, keeping in view the fact that the trial is likely to take a considerable time to conclude as also the period of incarceration of the petitioner, no useful purpose would be served by detaining him in custody. The instant petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be enlarged Crl. Misc. No. M-12866 of 2009 2 on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Amritsar. [Rajan Gupta] Judge July 17, 2009. 'ask'