Crl. Misc. No.M-13671 of 2010 -2- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-13671 of 2010 Date of decision: 12.11.2010 Jaspal Singh @ Manpreet Singh .. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present:- Mr.Jitender Singh Dadwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.M.C.Berry, Addl.A.G., Punjab, for the respondent-State. * * * * RITU BAHRI, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case FIR No.70 dated 09.06.2008 for the offences under Sections 302, 307, 326, 324, 506, 148 and 149 IPC, registered against him at Police Station Raikot, District Ludhiana. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Sahib Singh. In the FIR, the petitioner is admittedly not named as an accused. The name of the Hapreet Singh figures in the FIR as an accused, who is the son of Bahadur Singh. The name of the petitioner figures in the supplementary statement of Sahib Singh. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is alleged to have inflicted a kirpan blow on the left thigh of Kuldeep Singh, Crl. Misc. No.M-13671 of 2010 -2- which is not a grievous injury. No injury on the deceased-Dharminder Singh has been attributed to the petitioner. Learned counsel appearing for the State has submitted that in the trial, charges have been framed and the prosecution witnesses are being examined. There are total 25 prosecution witnesses and evidence of 1 witness has already been recorded. Learned counsel further states that the petitioner was the member of unlawful assembly in which Dharminder Singh was killed. There were 11 accused when the deceased was attacked along with Kuldeep Singh. After going through the statement of Kuldeep Singh, son of Sahib Singh, it is borne out that the petitioner had caused an injury on the left thigh of the Kuldeep Singh. The petitioner has been in custody since 05.07.2008. Therefore, 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana, shall be admitted to bail. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. (RITU BAHRI) JUDGE November 12, 2010 sukhpreet