IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-19949 of 2010 Date of decision: 15.7.2010 Yogesh Chander @ Jogesh @ Ashu …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent Present : Mr. Lalit Pathak, Advocate for the petitioner. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner has contended that there is a delay of 20 days in lodging the FIR. Besides, there is a contradiction in the statement of the complainant Kunal Kumar @ Sunny inasmuch as he has stated that he reached the Police Station and his statement was recorded on the basis of which FIR has been registered. However, he also stated that his statement was recorded at the DMC Hospital, Ludhiana. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, on the asking of the Court as to the injuries caused on the person of the father of the complainant namely Madan Lal and the injuries caused to the petitioner, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has not been able to get the copy of the report. The Court asked him to get the reports so that the nature of injuries could be ascertained. The Court even was willing to issue notice without Crl. Misc. No. M-19949 of 2010 [2] granting interim bail so as to see the nature of injuries. However, the learned counsel insisted with vehemence that the petitioner is otherwise entitled to interim bail in view of the contentions as raised. In my view, the insistence in withholding the medical reports of the injured Yogesh Chander and Madan Lal shows that an adverse inference is liable to be drawn against him. Consequently, there is no merit in this petition and the same is, accordingly, dismissed. However, this would not preclude the petitioner to file a fresh petition with copies of the medical reports of the injured. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE July 15, 2010 amit