CRM-M-6864-2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 213 CRM-M-6864-2025 Date of Decision: 07.08.2025 Maninder Singh @ Sethi ......... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present : Mr. Ajay Pal Singh Rehan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab. **** YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR , J. (Oral) 1. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.123, dated 02.09.2020, registered under Sections 307, 353, 379-B, 332, 333, 323, 324, 186, 120- B, 506, 148, 149, 188, 269, 270 and 271 of IPC and Sections 51 and 53 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, at Police Station Hariana, District Hoshiarpur. 2. Upon instructions, learned State counsel has opposed the bail application. 3. Heard. 4. The petitioner was earlier released on regular bail, but on 04.01.2024, he absented and his bail was cancelled as he is stated to be admitted in Drug De-addition and Rehabilitation Centre. Now, he is in custody since 15.07.2024 as mentioned in the trial Court order. Two Pooja Saini 2025.08.08 17:48 I attest the integrity and accuracy of this order/judgment CRM-M-6864-2025 -2- prosecution witnesses have been examined in the meanwhile and now an application under Section 319 Cr.P.C. has been moved and as such, the trial is likely to take sufficiently long time to conclude. In these circumstances, further detention of the petitioner is not required. 5. Considering the fact that the trial is likely to take some more time to conclude, no useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner behind bars. Without commenting anything on the merits of the case, the petition is allowed and the petitioner, is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court/Duty Magistrate. 6. It is clarified that the observations made hereinabove shall not be construed to be an expression on the merits of the case (YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR) JUDGE 07.08.2025 pooja saini Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No Pooja Saini 2025.08.08 17:48 I attest the integrity and accuracy of this order/judgment