Criminal Misc.-M No. 14891 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 14891 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.8.2011 Sukhwinder Singh @ Sonu .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Bhupinder Ghai, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Ravinder Kaur Nihalsinghwala, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Vinod Sharma, Advocate for the complainant. ... Rajesh Bindal J. On 30.5.2011, while granting interim bail to the petitioner, the following contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner were noticed: “Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only role attributed to the petitioner is that he caught hold of the complainant Amrik Singh while his brother Baljinder Singh inflicted injuries. He submits that Baljinder Singh has already been arrested and no injury is attributed to the petitioner.” The fact that the main accused, who has been attributed the injuries, has been arrested is not in dispute. The petitioner has already joined the investigation. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI- Gurinder Singh, submitted that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is Criminal Misc.-M No. 14891 of 2011 [2] not required. Learned counsel for the complainant submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is that he caught hold of the injured and thereafter Baljinder Singh inflicted injuries on him. Baljinder Singh has already been arrested. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves the concession of pre-arrest bail. Accordingly, the interim order passed by this court on 30.5.2011 is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 16.8.2011 mk