Crl. Misc.No.M 1770 of 2011(O&M) #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M 1770 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision:-02.05.2011 Ram Chand. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. P.K.S Phoolka , Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. *** JASWANT SINGH, J(ORAL) Crl. Misc.No.3233 of 2011 Allowed as prayed for. Crl. Misc.No.M 1770 of 2011 Prayer is for grant of regular bail under section 439 Cr.PC to the petitioner-Ram Chand in case bearing FIR No.45 dated 14.11.2010 under Sections 307, 379, 324, 323, 148, 149, 427, 506 of IPC and Sections 25 & 27 of the Arms Act, registered with Police Station Sadar Rampura, District Bathinda. Pursuant to the directions passed by this court vide order dated 09.03.2011 learned State Counsel has filed affidavit dated 30.04.2011 of SI Crl. Misc.No.M 1770 of 2011(O&M) #2# Amritpal, SHO P.S. Sadar, Rampura, District Bathinda accompanied by the true translation of the statement of Gurjeet Singh recorded under Section 161 Cr.PC. As per allegations in the FIR, it is alleged that on 13.11.2010 at about 5.00 pm complainant Jagdev Singh was present in his fields where his grand son namely Harbhajan Singh was cultivating his field by 3620 Ford Tractor bearing registration No.PB24- 0395. Deep Singh and Kuldip Singh both sons of the complainant were adjusting boundaries and complainant along with his brother Gurjit Singh were talking to each other. One maruti car bearing no.PB03L 1513 was also lying parked there wherein their two .12 bore double barrel guns along with 20/20 cartridges were lying. In the meantime petitioner Ram Chand along with his co- accused namely Nand Lal, Gopal Ram, Janta Singh, Binder Ram, Hema Ram, Vija Ram, Tarsem Ram @ Hadel armed with deadly weapons i.e. gandassa, Salang, hockey & .12 bore double barrel short handle gun came there and on raising lalkara by petitioner Ram Chand, petitioner along with all his co-accused attacked the complainant and his family members and inflicted several injuries on their persons. They also damaged the maruti car belonging to the complainant party. Thereafter complainant lodged the present FIR. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.11.2010 and after completion of investigation challan in the present case has also been presented which is now fixed for framing of charge against the petitioner on 04.05.2011. Learned State Counsel on instructions from ASI Sukhpal Singh does not refute the aforesaid submissions made on behalf of petitioner. Crl. Misc.No.M 1770 of 2011(O&M) #3# Without expressing anything on the merits of the case, keeping in view the fact that the investigation qua the petitioner is over, challan has been presented and conclusion of trial is likely to take sometime, the petition is allowed. Petitioner is directed to be released on bail subject to satisfaction of the CJM/Duty Magistrate Bathinda. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE May 02, 2011 Vinay