In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-12056 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:14.7.2010 Jagtar Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. V.P.S. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 302, 324, 452 and 34 IPC. The FIR has been registered on the complaint of Sonu Kumar son of Jaipal (deceased). It is alleged that Bhajan Singh (non-petitioner) gave a `Kirpan' blow on the neck of Jaipal (deceased) while he was sleeping. The role attributed to the petitioner is that he had caught hold of the legs of Jaipal. During investigation the petitioner was found innocent and not sent-up for trial. He was kept in column No.2 of the charge-report that was filed. The petitioner has been summoned as an additional accused in terms of Section 319 Cr.P.C. vide order dated 23.2.2010 (Annexure-P.2) passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Mansa. In the inquiry conducted by the DSP, Sub Division, Sardulgarh it was observed that on the date of the incident i.e. 19.5.2009 the petitioner was not at Village Jhanduke where Cr. Misc. No.M-12056 of 2010 [2] Jaipal was murdered. He had gone to Village Kesupur in Haryana on 17.5.2009 so as to bring his wife back who had left in anger. He returned to Village Jhanduke on 19.5.2009 in the evening at 6.00 p.m. and after having food, remained in his house. The inquiry report dated 30.6.2009 (Annexure- P.1) is on record. The neighbours had also got recorded their statements in this regard. It was also observed that the complainant had named the petitioner as an accused because he is maternal uncle of Bhajan Singh who is the main accused and is said to have murdered Jaipal. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Amrik Singh, Police Station Jhunir, Tehsil Jhunir, District Mansa, has submitted that the custody of the petitioner is not required for the purposes of investigation. It is also submitted that in consequence of the interim bail granted on 27.4.2010 the petitioner has appeared before the trial Court. In the circumstances, the interim bail granted on 27.4.2010 is made absolute. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. July 14, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*