In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-34062 of 2008 Date of decision: 23.1.2009 Sohan Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.SPS Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (“Cr.P.C” for short) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.96 dated 31.3.2008, under Sections 302/324/323/148/149 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Sadar, Ferozepur. As per the case of the prosecution, the petitioner had inflicted a gandasa blow on the left eye brow of the injured Kulwant Singh. The said injury was declared to be simple in nature. Laddu Singh, co-accused, gave a kappa blow on the person of Santro, mother of the complainant, on her head and due to this injury she died. Bahal Singh, father of the complainant, also suffered injuries inflicted by Mukhtiar Singh, Chhinder Singh and Wazira, in the Criminal Misc. No. M-34062 of 2008 -2- alleged occurrence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that it is a case of cross-version. The only injury attributed to the petitioner on the person of Kulwant Singh-complainant is simple in nature. The petitioner has also suffered grievous injuries in the occurrence. Bahal Singh had later died as he was suffering from Tuberculosis. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned State counsel, I am of the opinion that the present petition deserves to be allowed. The petitioner is in custody since 30.7.2008 and has also suffered grievous injuries in the alleged occurrence. It is a case of cross-version. The petitioner is attributed a simple injury on the person of the complainant. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ferozerpur. (SABINA) JUDGE January 23, 2009 anita