Criminal Misc. No. M-31233 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-31233 of 2008 Date of Decision: 25.2.2009 Jaswinder Singh Mohan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, on 12.12.2008, had noticed the following contention of counsel for the petitioner:- “Learned counsel contends that the injured has been discharged from the hospital. Although against Jaswinder Singh, the petitioner is of being armed with a kirpan and causing injury on the right leg and head of Ranjit Kaur, the petitioner is in custody since 15.09.2008”. Mr. Brar submits that 12 witnesses have been cited and one witness has been examined. Trial of the case will take long time to conclude. Further detention of the accused is not warranted. Criminal Misc. No. M-31233 of 2008 2 Hence, the present petition is accepted and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 25, 2009 “DK”