IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-10359 of 2010 Date of Decision: April 07, 2010 Sukhdev Bhargav .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Karanjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.64 dated 11.2.2010 under Sections 307, 34 IPC and Sections 25 & 27 of Arms Act, registered with Police Station, Sadar, Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that allegation against the petitioner is only of firing in the air. The shot fired by co-accused (non petitioner) hit Navdeep Singh i.e. brother of the complainant. I have considered the contention in the context of prayer for bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. As per allegations, in a marriage party, the petitioner Crl. Misc. No. M-10359 of 2010 [2] under the influence of liquor, took out a pistol and started firing. Navdeep Singh, brother of the complainant, tried to stop him but he did not stop. Navdeep Singh asked him to behave. An Associate of the petitioner snatched the pistol from the petitioner and fired a shot directly on the person of Navdeep Singh i.e. brother of the complainant, which hit him on the left side of chest just below the nipple. Perusal of FIR, prima facie, indicates that the petitioner came to a marriage party armed with a loaded fire arm. Under the influence of drinks, he fired in the air. Despite resistance from others, the petitioner did not desist. Fire-arm in possession of the petitioner was used by his associate to hit Navdeep Singh. In view of the gravity of offence, no ground for bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is made out. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) April 07, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?