Crl. Misc.No.M-25971 of 2010 # 1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M-25971 of 2010 Date of Decision:-08.10.2010 Pritam Singh. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate for the Complainant. *** JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer is under Section 438 Cr.PC for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.52 dated 13.8.2010 under Sections 326, 323, 148, 149 of Indian Penal Code registered with Police Station Kotli Surat Malli, Police District Batala, Gurdaspur. It is stated that petitioner Pritam Singh and complainant- Harbhajan Singh are President and Vice President of Baba Mahima Sahib Education Welfare Society (for short the society). The Society Crl. Misc.No.M-25971 of 2010 # 2# has also established a public school. It is submitted that a resolution was passed by the Society whereby complainant Harbhajan Singh was expelled from being member of the Society. Besides that a suit for permanent injunction was also filed by the Society against complainant Harbhajan Singh whereby interim injunction was granted vide order dated 24.4.2010(P1) restraining complainant-Harbhajan Singh from interfering in the management of the Society. It is contended that in view of this grudge, the petitioner- Pritam Singh was accosted on 28.7.2010 by Harbhajan Singh and in a fight between the two it was petitioner-Pritam Singh who had suffered injuries. A reference is made to the injuries as per MLR of petitioner- Pritam Singh (P2 and P3), which show one of the injuries to be grevious in nature. Learned counsel submits that complainant-Harbhajan Singh after a delay of 15 days lodged the present FIR against the petitioner with false averments by showing self-inflicted injuries. Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Balwinder Singh concedes that petitioner has joined the investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation. In view of the above, interim protection/bail granted vide order dated 07th of September, 2010 is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 08th October, 2010 Vinay