In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-19299 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.8.2010 Nirmal Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.K.K.Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl.A.G.Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 115 dated 3.9.2009, under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station, Lehra District Sangrur. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 14.6.2010. Challan has already been presented in this case and the petitioner is not required for further investigation. The son of the complainant had since been acquitted in the criminal case before registration of the present FIR. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition. Criminal Misc. No.M-19299 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Keeping in view the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. The fact that whether the petitioner is guilty of the alleged offence or not would more appropriately be gone into and considered during trial. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate Sangrur. (SABINA) JUDGE August 17, 2010 anita