IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-5533 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: April 28, 2011 Devi Lal and another …..Petitioners versus State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Anil Ksheterpal, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.Vikas Malik, AAG, Haryana .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioners under sections 279/337/323/324/367/34 IPC vide FIR No.13 dated 9.1.2011 at police station Sadar Fatehabad. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been in custody since 16.1.2011, investigation of the case has been completed and challan presented before the competent court. He submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioners in custody during the pendency of trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioners are serious. Crl.Misc.No.M-5533 of 2011 - 2 - Keeping in view the period of incarceration of petitioners and the fact that trial may still take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioners during the pendency of trial. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioners. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Fatehabad. Disposed of. April 28, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE