IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-7343 of 2009 Date of decision : 09.07.2009 Gurdip Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. ADS Sukhija, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab for the respondent-State. Mr. Ravi Malhotra, Advocate for the complainant. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 452, 307, 324, 323, 148, 149 IPC at police station Adampur, District Jalandhar vide FIR No. 225 dated 26.11.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the only injury attributed to the petitioner is incised wound on abdomen, muscle deep ½ cm x 3 cm. According to the counsel, this injury has been declared to be simple in nature. Counsel places reliance on the medico-legal report, Annexure P-3 of injured Teja Singh in this regard. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that petitioner is in custody since 21.01.2009 and charge is yet to be framed in the case. According to the counsel, trial is likely to take fairly long time to conclude thus, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State submits that allegations against Crl. Misc No. M-7343 of 2009 -2- the petitioner are serious in nature, therefore he is not entitled to concession of bail. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and taking into consideration the period of incarceration already suffered by him and the fact that trial may take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail pending trial. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar. 09.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE