IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No53804-M of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: OCTOBER 9, 2006 Piara Singh ...PETITIONER VERSUS State of Punjab ....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. K.S.Dhaliwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.N.S.Gill, AAG, Punjab. Mr.D.P.S.Kahlon, Advocate, for the complainant. ... Petitioner Piara Singh has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.148 dated 22.5.2006 registered under Sections 307/447/148 read with Section 149 IPC at Police Station Samana, Distt.Patiala. I have heard the counsel for the parties including the counsel for the complainant. Counsel for the petitioner contends that in this case the petitioner is in custody since 23.5.2006. In this case, initially the petitioner was also named as an accused in the aforesaid FIR, but during the investigation conducted by the S.P.(D), he was found innocent. Pending investigation, the police filed an application for discharge of the petitioner. The said application was dismissed by the Illaqa Magistrate on 26.7.2006 on the ground that the same Crl.Misc.No53804-M of 2006 -2- was filed much earlier as investigation was still going on. Subsequently, the investigation was completed and challan was filed. In the challan also, the petitioner was found innocent and has been shown in column No.2. Keeping in view these facts, which have not been controverted, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner and he is accordingly ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court. October 9, 2006 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE