IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
Crl. Misc No. M-32740 of 2008
Date of decision : 03.03.2009
Baldev Singh
....Petitioner
V/s
State of Punjab
....Respondent.
BEFORE : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA
Present: Mr. Munish Kapila, Advocate
for the petitioner.
Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab.
RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL)
Prayer in this petitioner is for the grant of regular bail to the
petitioner in case FIR No. 126 dated 16.6.2008 (Annexure P-1) registered
under Section 420, 419, 465, 467, 468, 471, 448, 454 and 120-B IPC at
police station Beas, Amritsar.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the instant
case challan has already been presented in the court and charges have been
framed. The petitioner is in custody since 15.08.2008. Counsel, therefore,
submits that since trial is likely to take quite some time to conclude, no
useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner behind bars
pending trial.
Learned counsel for the State has however, opposed the bail of
the petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are
serious in nature.
Keeping in view the fact that offence alleged in the FIR are
triable by the Magistrate and petitioner has already undergone incarceration
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for a period of 6 ½ months and the fact that trial may take some time to
conclude, there being 17 prosecution witness, I am of the considered view
that petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail pending trial.
Bail to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate,
Baba Bakala.
03.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE