IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-25435 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: September 17 , 2010 Rakesh Chopra ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ******* CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mrs. Kiran Bala Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G. Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.107 dated 10.6.2010, under Sections 406,420 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station City Phagwara, District Kapurthala. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 24.7.2010 and is not required for further investigation. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 24.7.2010 and is no longer required for investigation, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. 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. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Kapurthala. (SABINA) September 17, 2010 JUDGE Anand