Crl. Misc. No. M-23365 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Date of Decision: November 15, 2011 1. Crl. Misc. No. M-23365 of 2011(O&M) Jaspal Singh and others …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent 2. Crl. Misc. No. M-23906 of 2011(O&M) Jagroop Singh and others …..Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent 3. Crl. Misc. No. M-24466 of 2011(O&M) Kulwinder Kaur and others …..Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. R.K. Arya, Advocate for the petitioners Crl. Misc. No. M-23365 of 2011 [2] In all the cases. Mr.Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. Mr.O.S. Batalvi, Advocate for the complainant. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) This order will dispose of three petitions bearing Crl. Misc. Nos.M-23365, M-23906 and M-24466 of 2011 for grant of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Ranjodh, complainant alleging that the petitioners as members of unlawful assembly had attacked the complainant and his brother Dharminder and inflicted injuries on their person. Crl. Misc. No. M-23906 of 2011 Petitioner No.1-Jagroop Singh has not been attributed any injury. Petitioner No.2 Gurwant Singh is attributed a gandasi blow from the reverse side on the person of brother of complainant on head. Similar injury is attributed to Baljinder Singh- petitioner No.3. Prima facie, Gurwant Singh and Jagroop Singh appear to be minor. Petitioner No.2 Gurwant Singh being minor can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail despite the fact that he has been attributed a gandasi blow from the reserves side on the head of Dharminder, the brother of the complainant. Only on account of his minority status, he can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. Non-petitioner Gurwinder Singh who has been attributed injury attracting offence under Section 326 IPC has not yet been arrested. Petitioner No.3 Baljinder Singh having participated Crl. Misc. No. M-23365 of 2011 [3] in the occurrence armed with a gandasi which has also been used, cannot granted the concession of pre-arrest bail whereas petitioners No.1 Jagroop Singh and petitioner No.2 Gurwant Singh can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. The petition bearing Crl. Misc. No. M-23906 of 2011 is dismissed qua petitioner No.3- Baljinder Singh. Crl. Misc. No. M-23365 of 2011 So far as petitioner No.1-Jaspal Singh and petitioner No.2 Major Singh are concerned, they have been attributed lalkara whereas petitioner No.3- Raj Kaur has not been attributed any overt act. The petitioners having joined investigation can be granted the concession of pre- arrest bail. Crl. Misc. No. M-24466 of 2011 Petitioners are named in the FIR but they have not been attributed any specific part or injury on any person. Petitioners No.1 and 2 are ladies. In view of no specific injury having been attributed to the petitioners, they can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. Petitions are allowed qua all the petitioners except for petitioner No.3 Baljinder Singh son of Dalbir Singh (in Crl. Misc. No.M- 23906 of 2011). It is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioners they will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the conditions that they will join investigation as and when required by the investigating officer; they will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner and that they will not commit the similar offence of which they are accused of during the pendency of the trial. It is Crl. Misc. No. M-23365 of 2011 [4] made clear that in case of any such act this order for grant of pre-arrest bail would be liable to be cancelled. November 15, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE