In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-2657 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:29.1.2010 Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakhi alias Lakhwinder Sharma .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Tejinder Pal Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Section 307 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Gurdeep Singh. It has been alleged that the petitioner used to eve-tease the wife of the complainant and used to roam around in front of their gate. They requested the petitioner many times. On 7.7.2009, at about 11.15 a.m. the father and brother of the complainant were standing in front of the gate. Then the petitioner came and said as to who were they to stop him from roaming there. He used abusive language and then went inside his house. After some time the petitioner came out from his house carrying a .12 bore gun. He raised a `Lalkara' and said that today they would face the consequences of stopping him from roaming there. The petitioner directed his gun towards the complainant and his father Bawa Singh and tried to kill them. When the father of the complainant bent down, the fire went through Cr. Misc. No.M-2657 of 2010 [2] the muscle of the calf of legs of the complainant and his father was injured by a pellet on his face. They were drenched in blood. Then the complainant along with his brother and father shouted `Maarta-maarta'. The petitioner then rushed inside his house. The complainant and his father were admitted in Government Hospital, Amargarh by their neighbour Sikander Singh. Leaned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since six months and no witness has been examined till date. Besides, it cannot be said that the petitioner had intention of committing murder. As such, it is not a case which would make out an offence under Section 307 IPC. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, it may be noticed that the petitioner and the complainant are immediate neighbours and the petitioner is residing near the house of the complainant. The allegations against him are that he has been eve-teasing the wife of the complainant; besides, he took out a .12 bore gun with which he fired on the complainant-Gurdeep Singh and his father. Injuries were sustained by them as a result of the gun shot fired by the petitioner. In the facts and circumstances, no ground for grant of bail is made out. However, the learned trial Court shall expedite the trial of the case. The criminal miscellaneous petition accordingly stands dismissed. January 29, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*