CRM No. M-24580 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-24580 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.09.2009 Gurpreet Singh ...Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. SPS Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 452, 324, 323, 427, 506, 148, 149 IPC, later on added Section 326 IPC, at Police Station Zira, District Ferozepur, vide FIR No.7 dated 10th January, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case primarily due to political rivalry in the village. According to the counsel, the petitioner was not involved in the alleged occurrence in any manner. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and given careful thought to the facts of the case. The allegation in the FIR is that certain persons attacked Nachhattar Singh and caused injuries to him. The petitioner was one of them and was armed with Kirpan. The petitioner is stated to have CRM No. M-24580 of 2009 2 caused an injury by sword which hit Nachhattar Singh on elbow of right arm. In view of the allegations levelled in the FIR, the nature of injury caused by the petitioner, I am of the considered view that he is not entitled to the concession of pre-arrest bail. This apart, FIR was registered on 10th January, 2009 and the petitioner has evaded the process of law for almost nine months. Earlier pre-arrest bail applications i.e. Crl. Misc. No. M-5605 of 2009 and Crl. Misc. No. M-22034 of 2009, filed on similar grounds, were dismissed. Under the circumstances, the petition is dismissed being devoid of merits. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 14, 2009 'rajpal'