IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-2443 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: March 16, 2011 Darshan Singh …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Ashok Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Shilesh Gupta, 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 section 304 IPC vide FIR No.62 dated 22.10.2010 at police station S.G.N. Dev Thermal Plant, Bathinda. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner is in custody since 22.10.2010, investigation of the case has been completed and challan presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. He submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious as he intentionally killed two children by running them over by his truck. He, however, on instructions from ASI-Kashmir Singh who is present in court, does not Crl.Misc.No.M-2443 of 2011 - 2 - dispute this fact that investigation of the case has been completed and case is now fixed for consideration of charge. In view of the aforesaid contentions particularly the fact that investigation of the case has been completed and trial is in progress, this court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Bathinda. Disposed of. March 16, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 2