IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-37360 of 2010 Date of decision: 25.3.2011 Charanjit Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …. Respondent Present: Mr. Rajdeep Singh Cheema, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. T.S. Salana, DAG, Punjab. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him on 1.5.2009 for the offences under Sections 307, 326, 324, 392, 323, 148 and 149 IPC. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Sukhvir Singh who along with his children is residing in Canada. On 29.4.2009 i.e. the date of incident, the complainant was at his village and he along with others was watering his fields. A relative of the complainant namely Jaswinder Singh alias Buta Singh was also present in the fields with the complainant. After completing their work, the complainant and Jaswinder Singh alias Buta Singh were going on their scooter to the village. At about 7.30 p.m. when the scooter took a turn from the metalled (pakka) road to the unmetalled (kacha) road of the village then a vehicle came from the side of the village and the driver of that vehicle hit the scooter of the complainant; on account of which the complainant and his CRM No. M-37360 of 2010 [2] relative namely Jaswinder Singh alias Buta Singh fell down. Thereafter 5-6 persons duly armed came out of the vehicle. The complainant recognized Jagroop Singh alias Rupa, Hardev Singh alias Giani and Bachiter Singh alias Mitta. These persons attacked the complainant with their respective weapons on his legs; on account of which the legs of the complainant were badly injured. The petitioner is not named as an accused in the FIR. However, one Gurmukh Singh alias Goma is said to have made an extra-judicial confession before Sri Ram in which the petitioner has also been named. The said Gurmukh Singh alias Goma has been granted the concession of regular bail by the Court vide order dated 17.12.2009 (Annexure P3). Gurmukh Singh @ Goma had also named one Rohit Mehta as the accused who has also been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 7.2.2011 in CRM No. M-22878 of 2010 in the order dated 7.2.2011 passed by this Court, it was noticed that Sri Ram before whom Gurmukh Singh made an extra-judicial confession had died on 7.8.2009. The death certificate of Sri Ram has been filed in Court which is taken on record. Therefore, keeping in view the fact that Gurmukh Singh alias Goma and Rohit Mehta have been granted regular bail, it would be just and expedient that the petitioner who is similarly placed is also granted the concession of bail. Accordingly, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) March 25, 2011 JUDGE amit