CRM-M-10161 of 2009 (O&M) - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CRM-M-10161 of 2009 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 24.08.2009 **** Vijay Chapri and others . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab . . . . Respondent **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN **** Present: Mr.B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G. Punjab for the respondent/State. **** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN J.(ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.95 dated 21.6.2008 registered under Sections 326, 324 and 34 IPC at Police Station City South, District Moga. The allegations against the petitioners are that they have caused injuries to Jagtar Singh and Lakhwinder Singh. Injury No.1 on the part of Jagtar Singh has been declared grievous after x-ray report. All the three petitioners actively participated in the commission of offence. Interim bail was granted by this Court on 17.4.2009 and the petitioners were directed to join the investigation. However, the case was adjourned to 10.07.2009. On 10.7.2009, it was found that petitioners have not joined the investigation, therefore they were again directed to join the CRM-M-10161 of 2009 (O&M) - 2 - investigation and the case was adjourned to 31.7.2009. On 31.7.2009, petitioners were again directed to join the investigation and the case was adjourned for today. Today, learned counsel for the State, on instructions received from HC Kikar Singh, submits that the petitioners have not joined the investigation. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also shown his total ignorance as to whether the petitioners have joined the investigation or not. Keeping in view the gravity of offence as well as the conduct of the petitioners that they are enjoying the concession of anticipatory bail granted by this Court without joining the investigation though directed repeatedly, I do not find it to be a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Hence the present petition is dismissed. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) AUGUST 24, 2009 JUDGE vivek