Het Ram vs State Of Haryana on 2 March, 2009

      IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
                     CHANDIGARH


                                Crl. Misc No. M-27073 of 2008
                                Date of decision : 02.03.2009


Het Ram
                                                          ....Petitioner

                                      V/s


State of Haryana
                                                          ....Respondent.

BEFORE : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA

Present: Mr. S.S. Narula, Advocate
for the petitioner.

Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. DAG Haryana.

Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate
for the complainant.

RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL)

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co-accused

namely Ram Murti Sharma has already been released on regular bail by the

trial court. According to the counsel, case is now fixed for prosecution

evidence on 10.03.2009. Counsel submits that case is triable by the

Magistrate and the petitioner has already undergone incarceration for about

6 months.

Learned State counsel has however, opposed the bail of the

petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in

nature. Learned counsel for the complainant has also opposed the bail and

contending that petitioner has defrauded him of an amount of Rs. 16 lacs.

However, keeping in view the fact that trial is likely to take

some time to conclude, no useful purpose will be served by keeping the
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petitioner in custody during this period, it is directed that petitioner be

enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panchkula.

02.03.2009                                               (RAJAN GUPTA)
Ajay                                                        JUDGE