IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-6788 of 2009 Date of decision: 31st March, 2009 Chamkaur Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Vivek Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General Punjab for the State. Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the complainant. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 1 dated 02.01.2009 registered at Police Station Badhni Kalan, District Moga under Sections 323, 324, 452, 34 IPC. Petitioner is a husband, who has beaten his wife and has caused many injuries to her. The marriage of the petitioner is 18 years old. In the present case, FIR has been lodged at the instance of wife. She has a marriageable daughter and a son aged 12 years. Complaint in the FIR is that petitioner is addicted to liquor and other intoxicants and in order to satisfy his requirement for liquor, he had sold 3 acres of land along with residential house and has brought the family on the road. Irresponsibility of the petitioner is further borne from the record when on protest made by the Criminal Misc. No. M-6788 of 2009 wife, he has caused injuries to her with a Toki. Six injuries have been given to the wife, out of which three are grievous in nature. Petitioner is stated to be in custody since 5th January, 2009. Petitioner may apply for regular bail under Section 437(6) Cr.P.C. In case such an application is filed, the trial Court shall decide the same, after taking into consideration the mandate of law laid under Section 437(6) Cr.P.C. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE March 31, 2009 rps 2