CRM No. M-343 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. CRM No. M-343 of 2011 Decided on:- 09.02.2011 Jaswinder Singh ……Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …….Respondent CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present Ms. J.J.Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arshvinder Singh , D. A. G. Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA, J (Oral ) This is an application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in a case against the petitioner registered under Sections 420, 328 IPC at Police Station Fattu Dhinga, District Kapurthala vide FIR No. 53 dated 2.12.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 3.12.2010. Investigation of the case has been completed and trial is in progress. She submits that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of trial. Learned State counsel opposed the bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He, however, does not dispute the fact that the investigation has been completed and the case is in progress. Keeping in view the aforesaid contention, period of incarceration of the petitioner, it appears that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the accused behind the bar any longer. Thus, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and CRM No. M-343 of 2011 2 the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate / Duty Magistrate, Kapurthala. 09.02.2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA) mamta JUDGE