In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-4641 of 2009 Date of decision: 18.2.2009 Dalwinder Singh @ Tajja ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.JBS Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Dalwinder Singh @ Tajja under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (“Cr.P.C. for short) for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 50 dated 16.10.2008, under Sections 326, 324, 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC” for short), registered at Police Station Garhdiwala, District Hoshiarpur. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner had pulled Satpal Singh-complainant from the tractor and had given a datar blow on his head but siince the complainant turned back, it hit on his nose. Thereafter, Hari Pal Singh, who was also armed with a datar, tried to give a blow on the head of the complainant but since the complainant raised his left hand to save himself, it hit on the little finger of his left hand. Jagir Kaur gave blows with iron rod on the shoulder, back and Criminal Misc. No.M-4641 of 2009 -2- neck of the complainant. When the wife of the complainant came forward to rescue him then all the three assailants caught her from her hair and inflicted injuries on her person from the reverse side of datar and iron rod. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely involved in this case as he was serving in the Army. In the present case, the petitioner is duly named in the FIR and has been attributed a blow on the person of the complainant with a datar. Thereafter, the co-accused of the petitioner caused injuries on the person of the complainant and then all the three assailants had caught hold of the wife of the complainant from her hair and given more injuries on the person of the complainant. The petitioner might be required for custodial interrogation. Accordingly, keeping in view the seriousness of offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE February 18, 2009 anita