Crl.Misc.No.M-10305 of 2011 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on: July 26, 2011. (1) Crl.Misc.No.M-10305 of 2011 (O&M). Mitha @ Gurmukh Singh .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others .. Respondents * * * (2) Crl.Misc.No.M-11958 of 2011 (O&M). Surmukh Singh .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab .. Respondent * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.R.S.Rana, Advocate, for the petitioners in both the petitions. Mr.Kiratpal Singh Sidhu, DAG., Punjab. Mr.Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate, for the complainant. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) This order will dispose of the above noted two petitions for the grant of pre-arrest bail one filed by Mitha @ Gurmukh Singh and another filed by Surmukh Singh. . . . 1 Crl.Misc.No.M-10305 of 2011 (O&M) As per the allegations in the FIR, the petitioners along with Karnail Singh have assaulted the complainant and inflicted injuries on him. The injury with a bat is attributed to non- applicant Karnail Singh on the head of Nirmal Singh. No injury is attributed to Gurmukh Singh alias Mitha. So far as Surmukh Singh is concerned, he has been attributed injury No.3, a simple injury on the face of Nirmal Singh. Without expression of any opinion on merits of the case, at this stage, it is sufficient to observe that the co-accused Karnail Singh who had been attributed injury on the head has not sought any relief of pre-arrest bail. So far as Surmukh Singh is concerned, as per the FIR, he has also received simple injury. Both the petitioners having joined the investigations, can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail as it does not appear to be a case of custodial interrogation. The petitions are allowed. It is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioners, they will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the conditions that they will join the investigation as and when required by the police and that they will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation, in any manner. They will also not commit the similar offence of which they are accused of during the pendency of trial. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE July 26, 2010. rka . . . 2