IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 28738 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : February 13, 2009 Kuldeep Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. KD Sachdeva, DAG Punjab Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 217 dated 24.10.2007 under sections 323, 324, 302, 34 IPC registered at Police Station Beas District District Amritsar. Petitioner is stated to be 78 years of age with disability to the extent of 50%. He is in custody since 25.4.2008. The fatal injury is not attributed to the petitioner. He is alleged to have given a danda blow on the eye brow of the deceased. The main accused Ranjodh Singh is already in custody in this case. The petitioner is also getting treatment in the jail. In that behalf, learned counsel for the petitioner has made reference to Annexure P/4 and P/5 issued by the Medical Officer of Civil Hospital, Amritsar and Senior Resident, Medical Unit-I, G.N.D. Hospital, Amritsar. Criminal Misc. -M No. 28738 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances and without commenting on the merits of this case, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court. Criminal Misc. is disposed of. ( Pritam Pal ) February 13, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'