IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-32960 of 2009 Date of Decision: January 29, 2010 Gurpreet Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Charanjit Singh Bakhshi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.57 dated 11.6.2009 under Sections 307, 326, 325, 324, 323, 34, 148, 149 IPC registered with Police Station, Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga. Learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that co-accused Gurinder Singh @ Binda has been allowed bail by this Court while dealing with Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-26753 of Crl. Misc. No. M-32960 of 2009 [2] 2009 vide Order dated 4.11.2009. Learned counsel further points out that the role ascribed to the petitioner is the same. Investigation qua the petitioner has already been concluded and challan has been presented. No legal purpose would be served by further detention of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the respondent- State, on instructions from Manjinder Singh, Head Constable, admits that prayer of co-accused has been allowed. It has however been pointed out on behalf of the respondent-State that injured has been released from the hospital and there is no permanent physical disability. Considering the fact that the petitioner has been in custody since 27.6.2009; investigation has already been concluded; and conclusion of trial is likely to take time, the petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Moga. (AJAI LAMBA) January 29, 2010 JUDGE avin