IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-29759 of 2008 Date of decision : 16.01.2009 Mandeep Singh @ Manna ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. H.S. Batth, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for granting bail to Mandeep Singh in case FIR No. 43 dated 12.05.2008 registered under Sections 302/323/324/148/149 IPC at Police Station Verowal, District Tarn Taran. Learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the only injury attributed to him is on the wrist of the complainant. According to the counsel, the said injury is simple in nature. Counsel further submits that no injury has been attributed to him as regards the deceased. Counsel for the State does not dispute this factual position. However, bail has been opposed on the ground that allegations in the FIR are serious in nature. Petitioner is stated to be in custody since 14.05.2008. Trial may take some time to conclude. Keeping in view the fact that only a simple injury is attributed to the petitioner that also on the person of complainant and no prosecution Crl. Misc No. M-29759 of 2008 -2- witness has been examined till date, it is directed that petitioner be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tarn Taran. 16.01.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE