In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 26772 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.10.2010 Maninder Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Vivek K.Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl .AG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 105 dated 20.5.2010, under Sections 307 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Model Town District Ludhiana City. The allegations against the petitioner are that he had inflicted injuries with a knife on the person of the doctor as well as the nurse. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely involved in this case. FIR was registered after one day. The doctor as well as the nurse have been examined in the hospital run by the doctor. In fact, the doctor was demanding Criminal Misc. No.M- 26772 of 2010 (O&M) -2- too much money from the petitioner qua treatment given to his new born child although the child had died much earlier. The petitioner is in custody since 7.7.2010 Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 7.7.2010 and challan has already been presented in this case, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. The fact that whether the petitioner is guilty of the alleged offence or not would more appropriately be gone into and considered during trial. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate Ludhiana.. (SABINA) JUDGE October 11, 2010 anita