IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-11487 of 2009 Date of decision : August 31, 2009 Guriqbal Singh Kahlon ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. KS Dhaliwal, Advocate for Mr. RS Athwal, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Criminal Misc. No. 42802 of 2009 The application is allowed and Annexures P/2 and P/3 are taken on record. Criminal Misc. No. M-11487 of 2009 Guriqbal Singh Kahlon has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 179 dated 13.12.2007 under sections 302 IPC, Police Station Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner fired from his pistol resulting in the death of the deceased. Criminal Misc. No. M-11487 of 2009 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that both the alleged eye witnesses Amarjit Sharda PW1 and Jaswinder Singh PW2 have turned hostile vide their statements Annexures P/2 and P/3. The contention cannot be accepted because both these witnesses have stated that although they were outside the office when the occurrence took place inside the office, yet the petitioner and the deceased only were inside the office when the later was shot down and they had removed the deceased to the hospital. Consequently, it cannot be said that these two witnesses have not stated anything discriminating against the petitioner. Petitioner is the sole accused in this case. In view of the aforesaid but without meaning to comment anything on the merits, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of bail. Dismissed. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 31, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'