IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.M-13734 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 3.9.2009. Lekh Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr. Narinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Sr. DAG Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL J. **** The petitioner is accused in FIR No. 75 dated 5.10.2003 registered under Section 302 IPC at Police Station Badhni Kalan, District Moga. Initially after investigation cancellation report was submitted. However, learned Magistrate feeling dissatisfied with the report directed for further investigation. After further investigation, the petitioner was found to be guilty of committing the offence and challan was presented against him along with two other accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was merely working as Chowkidar in the village. He had called the deceased on the asking of other accused for settlement of some land dispute. Besides that he did not know anything about the case. Infact the deceased and other accused had taken liquor together and thereafter the deceased had gone back to his home where he died later. The other two co-accused namely Billu Singh and Lalli Singh, with whom the deceased had allegedly taken liquor after he was called by the petitioner have already been released on bail by this Court considering the fact that the FIR was registered way back in October 2003 as they were arrested in November 2008. In the present case the petitioner was arrested on 27.3.2009 and is in custody for the last five months. As the trial is going to take time, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Moga. The petition stands disposed of. (RAJESH BINDAL) 3.9.2009 JUDGE Reema