IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.6086-M of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: MARCH 12, 2007 Sukhwinder Singh alias Pappi ...PETITIONER VERSUS State of Punjab ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. O.P.Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.N.S.Gill, AAG, Punjab. ... Petitioner Sukhwinder Singh alias Pappi has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.316 dated 4.11.2006 registered under Section 307 IPC and Sections 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act at Police Station Payal, District Ludhiana. I have heard the counsel for the parties and gone through the contents of the FIR as well as the order dated 11.1.2007 passed by Addl.Sessions Judge, Ludhiana whereby bail has been declined to the petitioner. In the aforesaid case, as per the prosecution version, the petitioner is alleged to have fired a shot towards the complainant, but the same did not hit him as he sat down. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the allegations levelled against the petitioner are totally false. The petitioner is in custody since 4.11.2006. The challan has been filed but the charge has not been framed so far. The trial is not going to conclude soon. This factual position has not been disputed by the State counsel. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner, and he is accordingly ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court. March 12, 2007 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE