IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-31522 of 2010 Date of decision: 19.4.2011. Jagjit Singh alias Jagi .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ...Respondent Crl. Misc. No.M-36528 of 2010 Date of decision: 19.4.2011 Baljit Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ...Respondent Present: Sh. Rajvir Singh and Ms.Simranjeet Kaur, Advocates for the petitioners. Mr.VPS Sidhu, AAG, Punjab. S.S.SARON, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. This order will dispose of Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-31522 of 2010 filed by Jagjit Singh alias Jagi and Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-36528 of 2010 filed by Baljit Singh. The respective petitioners in the two petitions pray for grant of regular bail in a case registered against them vide FIR No.91 dated 19.7.2010 at Police Station Dirba, District Sangrur for the offences under Sections 307,326,323 and 34 IPC. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Sukhwinder Singh. On the date of the incident i.e. 18.7.2010, the complainant Sukhwinder Singh was returning home alongwith Hardeep Singh. At about 8.00 p.m., they passed the village school, Baljit Singh @ Crl. Misc. No.M-31522 of 2010 -2- Bitti (petitioner in a criminal miscellaneous No.M-36528 of 2010) armed with sword and Jagjit Singh @ Jaggi (petitioner in a criminal miscellaneous No.M-31522 of 2010) armed with gandasi and Major Singh (non-petitioner) armed with stick were standing there. Jagjit Singh @ Jaggi (petitioner) said that Sukhwinder Singh has been entrapped and he should not be spared and today they would teach him a lesson for helping the President. Then Baljit Singh @ Bitti (petitioner) gave a sword blow with intention to kill which hit on the left cheek and left ear of the complainant Sukhwinder Singh. Major Singh (non petitioner) gave a stick blow from which the complainant tried to save himself but the same hit him on his lips and the petitioner fell down. Sukhwinder Singh and Hardeep Singh then raised their voice to save them. On hearing them, Harnek Singh came there. When they were trying to save the complainant, Jagjit Singh (petitioner) gave a gandasa blow from its reverse side to the complainant which hit him on the right side of his forehead and the other hit him on his right hand. On hearing their noise, other persons also came there and after seeing them, the assailants fled away. The injured was taken to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala after arranging a vehicle. Injury No.1 on the person of the complainant is attributed to Baljit Singh (petitioner) which has been declared grievous in nature. Besides, it has been opined that the said injury could pose danger to life. The injuries attributed to Jagjit Singh alias Jagi (petitioner) have been mentioned to be simple in nature. Sukhwinder Singh (complainant) had suffered four injuries in all and injury Nos.2,3 and 4 are mentioned as simple in nature. Jagjit Singh alias Jagi (petitioner) is stated to be involved in two other cases i.e. FIR No.402 dated 12.10.2001 registered at Police Station Sunam, District Sangrur for the offences under Sections 307,324,323,148 and 149 IPC and also FIR No.156 dated 15.11.2008 registered at Police Station Dirba, District Sangrur for the Crl. Misc. No.M-31522 of 2010 -3- offences under Sections 341,324,323,427 and 34 IPC. Learned counsel appearing for petitioner Jagjit Singh alias Jagi has submitted that he has been acquitted in FIR No.402 dated 12.10.2001 registered at Police Station Sunam and he is on bail in FIR No.156 dated 15.11.2008 registered at Police Station Dirba. The petitioner Jagjit Singh, however, has been attributed simple injuries on the person of the complainant. Therefore, it would be just and expedient to grant the concession of bail. Petitioner Baljit Singh (complainant) has been attributed grievous injury on the left side of the face of Sukhwinder Singh. The said injury has been opined that it could pose danger to life. However, Sukhwinder Singh has since been discharged from the hospital. Trial in the case is likely to take time. Petitioner Baljit Singh was arrested on 25.8.2010 and since then he is in custody. The prosecution has cited 18 witnesses and only one witness has been examined till date. Trial in the present case is likely to take time. In the facts and circumstances, the respective petitioners in the two petitions on their furnishing personal bonds and surety each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,Sangrur shall be admitted to bail. The Criminal miscellaneous petitions stand disposed of. April 19, 2011 (S.S.Saron) kd Judge