IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.21943-M of 2010 Date of Order: 26.8.2010 Harbhajan Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Rajiv Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.56 dated 9.5.2010 under Sections 302/148/149 IPC and 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act, P.S Division No.2, Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was not named in the FIR and no role is ascribed to him. It was further submitted that on the day of the occurrence, the petitioner was suffering from back pain and had been advised complete rest w.e.f 9.5.2010 to 15.5.2010. Learned state counsel has contended that the petitioner has been named in the FIR and his identity is Harbhajan Singh @ Bhaju. It is submitted that he was a member of the gang of 16 armed with baseball bats and kirpan etc, besides the main accused Pankaj, who was armed with a revolver. Learned state counsel further submits that the Certificate produced to show that the petitioner was in the hospital is based on his examination as an outdoor patient and it is quite possible that after the occurrence at 2.30 p.m, the petitioner would have presented himself before Crl.M.No.21943-M of 2010 #2# the medical authorities. Counsel for the parties heard. Without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case and keeping in view the nature and gravity of the attack in broad day-light, no ground exists for showing any leniency and accordingly the petition is dismissed. August 26, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE