Crl. Misc. No. M-16772 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-16772 of 2010 Date of decision: 27.7.2010 Sunil ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. S.N. Pilania, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Senior DAG Haryana. 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 Sections 398, 401 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 at Police Station Julana, District Jind, vide FIR No.30 dated 21st January, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 29th January, 2010 and only a torch was recovered from him. According to him, investigation of the case has already been completed and challan presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. He, therefore, submits that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in Crl. Misc. No. M-16772 of 2010 nature. He, however, does not dispute the fact that investigation has been completed and final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. has been submitted before the competent court. Keeping in view the aforesaid contentions and the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial as the trial may take long time to conclude. Thus, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Jind. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 27.7.2010 'rajpal'