JUDGMENT Mr. T.P.S. Mann, J. (Oral):- The petitioner is seeking grant of bail during the pendency of the trial of the case arising out of FIR No. 10 dated 5.9.2013 under Sections 420 and 409 IPC and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 registered at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Bathinda. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that earlier to the present FIR, two more FIRs were registered against the petitioner, i.e. FIR No. 4 dated 21.7.2012 at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Bathinda and FIR No. 165 dated 1.9.2012 at Police Station Kotwali, Bathinda. In both these cases, he was granted bail by this Court vide orders dated 8.5.2013 and 1.10.2013 respectively. The present FIR is virtually an off-shoot of the aforementioned two FIRs. The petitioner is in custody in the present FIR since 25.9.2013. It is also submitted that the prosecution has not presented the challan so far and the petitioner is now in judicial lock up. Therefore, he be released on bail. 3. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner by submitting that the allegations levelled against him are serious in nature. However, she could not dispute the fact that the petitioner stands released on bail in the earlier two FIRs. 4. Without expressing anything on the merits lest it may prejudice the case of either party, this Court is of the considered view that the further confinement of the petitioner shall not serve any useful purpose. 5. Resultantly, the petition is accepted and the petitioner is allowed bail during the pendency of the trial on his furnishing adequate bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bathinda.