Criminal Misc. No. M-21632 of 2011 (1) IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21632 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 27.7.2011 Balwinder Singh @ Baljinder Singh and another .. Petitioners vs State of Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Rajesh Bindal, J. The petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in FIR No. 62 dated 10.6.2011 registered under Sections 307, 324, 325, 336, 148, 149, 120-B IPC and 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act, at Police Station Mehna, District Moga. The FIR in the present case was registered on the statement of Ajmer Singh son of Manjit Singh. The dispute between the parties arose on laying of foundation stone of a hall. The allegations against the petitioners are that on 5.6.2011, they alongwith Major Singh, Kewal Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Wazir Singh visited at Dera and threatened the complainant party not to lay foundation stone for construction of a hall in Gurudwara, otherwise they were to face dire consequences. On 6.6.2011, when the work of foundation stone was going on, accused Sukhdev Singh came there at about 4.30 p.m. and went back after 5/7 minutes. Thereafter, the petitioners along with other accused came at the spot with deadly weapons. They encircled the complainant party; gave severe injuries; fired shots and ran away along with their weapons. Jagraj Singh petitioner fired a shot at the complainant party with the intention of killing. However, as they bent, the fire crossed over them. It is also alleged that the petitioners were instrumental in collecting the mob. Criminal Misc. No. M-21632 of 2011 (2) Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners as well as the panchayat of the village were raising the issue of illegal cutting of trees and had also filed a case against the complainant party. Due to this reason, the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, I do not find any merit in the present case. The petitioners cannot be allowed to take law in their own hands. As per the allegations, they along with other accused hatched the conspiracy. They arranged the persons for committing crime, disturbed a ceremony being held for construction of a hall in Gurudwara, which was meant for public good. None of the accused has surrendered till date. Considering the aforesaid facts and the seriousness of the allegations against the petitioners, I do not find this to be a fit case for grant of pre-arrest bail. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. 27.7.2011 (Rajesh Bindal ) vs Judge