IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-24930 of 2009 Date of decision : October 13, 2009 Babu Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. RS Pandher, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Babu Singh has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 9 dated 13.1.2009 under sections 307, 148, 149, 120-B IPC and section 25 of the Arms Act, Police Station Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. In the FIR 18 persons were named and it was stated that those persons along with 4/5 other persons came and started firing on the vehicles of the complainant party. However, only Paramjit Singh suffered simple injuries on both hands with fire arm. In the supplementary statement recorded a week after the occurrence, names of nine persons including the petitioner were mentioned. Criminal Misc. No. M-24930 of 2009 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that no role has been attributed to the petitioner. Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Harnek Singh, states that the petitioner was not armed with any weapon but was driving vehicle in which some of the assailants had come to the spot and gone back from there. The petitioner is in custody since 22.5.2009 i.e. for almost five months. In view of the aforesaid but without commenting anything on merits, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Bathinda. ( L.N. Mittal ) October 13, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'