Criminal Misc.-M No. 13992 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 13992 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 10.8.2011 Sikandar Singh alias Kala alias Ghona .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sanjay Nagpal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of bail to the petitioner pending trial. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as per allegations in the FIR, Nirmal Singh alias Chotu was beaten up by Rajan and Sikandar Singh (petitioner) and he was thrown in the canal. The incident was seen by the complainant himself, who is brother of the deceased, but he neither tried to save the deceased nor informed the police immediately, rather, went to call his brother-in-law, namely, Kulwant Singh. Both of them searched the body and located the same three days thereafter and then informed the police. The submission is that the story is improbable. No intimation regarding throwing of Nirmal Singh in the canal was reported to the police or any other family member immediately. It is not possible to locate the body in flowing water in a canal. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case as no other material has Criminal Misc.-M No. 13992 of 2011 [2] been collected during investigation except the statement of the complainant. Learned counsel for the State submitted that the police was informed only after the body had been located by the complainant. There is no complaint to the police prior to registration of the FIR regarding throwing of Nirmal Singh in the canal by the petitioner. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 14.8.2010, he deserves the concession of bail pending trial. The petitioner is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Amritsar. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 10.8.2011 mk