IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-11490 of 2009 Date of decision : 19.05.2009 Parminder Singh @ Prince ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. A.S. Kalra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 326/323/324/356/148/149 IPC at police station Nakodar, District Jalandhar vide FIR No. 75 dated 01.04.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 05.03.2009. Learned counsel further submits that trial is likely to take quite some time to conclude, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. According to the counsel, role of the petitioner in the occurrence is doubtful. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and taking into consideration the period of detention already suffered by him and the fact that trial may take some time to conclude, I am of the Crl. Misc No. M-11490 of 2009 -2- considered view that petitioner deserves to be released on bail. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar. 19.05.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE