In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-34628 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:28.1.2010 Sahib Singh alias Sabi .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 307, 341, 324 and 34 Indian Penal Code (`IPC' – for short) at Police Station Sadar, Amritsar. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Hardev Singh. It is alleged that on 21.5.2009 at about 6.00 a.m. the complainant-Hardev Singh in the morning was going from his house to have a round of the fields. When he reached the bridge of the `Ganda Nala', Indira Colony, Verka, he saw Sabi (petitioner) and Manga (non-petitioner) sons of Mohan Singh were standing there. Manga (non-petitioner) grappled with the complainant and the petitioner attacked him with the Kirch which he was holding. The petitioner gave a Kirch blow on the right side below the chest and blood started coming out. Then he attacked with his Kirch again and the complainant raised his left arm to save himself and the blow Cr. Misc. No.M-34628 of 2009 [2] hits on his left wrist and below the neck on the right side. The complainant fell down and while he lay the two accused kicked him. On this the complainant raised a hue and cry and Prabhjinder Singh-son of the complainant reached the spot who saw the incident. Others had also gathered there. The accused then ran away from the spot with their respective weapons. Prabhjinder Singh-son of the complainant by arranging conveyance got the complainant admitted in Guru Nanak Dev Hospital for treatment. The FIR was initially registered for the offences under Sections 341, 324 and 24 Indian Penal Code. Later the offence under Section 307 IPC was added. The petitioner has been in custody since 27.5.2009 i.e. for more than six months. The challan after completion of investigation has been filed. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The prosecution is to establish its case on the basis of evidence and material. No motive has been attributed in the FIR to the petitioner for causing the injuries. In the MLR three injuries were found on the person of the complainant-Hardev Singh. Injuries No.2 and 3 were simple in nature and injury No.1 was opined to be dangerous to life. The said injury is as follows: “A 4.5 x 1.6 cm incised wound, present on the front of chest on the right side in its lower part, 9 cm below and medial to the right nipple at 4'O clock position, vertically placed, angles are acutely angulated, margins clear cut, depth not probed, a piece of omentum is protruding out of wound, fresh bleeding is present.” It has to be established whether the said injury is indeed dangerous to life or is a grievous hurt. Cr. Misc. No.M-34628 of 2009 [3] In the circumstances, it would be just and expedient if the petitioner is granted the concession of bail. Accordingly, the criminal miscellaneous petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar shall be admitted to bail. January 28, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*