IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-4824 of 2009 Date of decision: 2nd March, 2009 Manjit Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. R.S. Bains, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to petitioner in case FIR No. 306 dated 14.07.2008 registered at Police Station Sadar Patiala under Sections 307, 324, 341, 201, 148, 149,120-B IPC. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that Prem Singh injured has been discharged from the hospital and has assumed his day to day affairs. Petitioner is stated to have given a Kirpan blow on the right arm and the head of Prem Singh complainant. Petitioner is in custody since 12th November, 2008. Prosecution has cited 20 witnesses. Trial will take long time to conclude. Further detention of the petitioner is not warranted. Accordingly, petitioner is ordered to be released on bail, to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE March 2, 2009 rps