Crl. Misc. No. M – 2385 of 2010(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 2385 of 2010(O&M) Date of decision:- 7.4.2010 Ranjodh @ Jodha ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. S.S.Rangi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. A.S.Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) Heard. The petitioner Ranjodh @ Jodha has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of regular bail in FIR No. 124 dated 15.5.2009 registered under Sections 302, 307, 452, 120-B and 34 IPC in Police Station Sadar, Khanna, Ludhiana. He has contended therein that his name does not figure in the FIR and was introduced later on at the instance of Baljit Singh and Surjit Singh, whose presence at the time of occurrence is very much doubtful. As they are closely related to Harbans Kaur-complainant, so they must have disclosed his identity to her. It was narrated by the complainant in the FIR that on 14.5.2009, she along with her family members was sleeping in their house, when at about 12.15 AM two boys including Jassa, jumped into the court-yard of their house. One of the boy pressed her neck and Jassa went to the bed room of Avtar Singh and started beating him with iron rods. After causing Crl. Misc. No. M – 2385 of 2010(O&M) -2- injuries, both the boys escaped from the spot after scaling the wall. Avtar Singh was taken to Civil Hospital Khanna and was referred to Sidhu Hospital, Doraha. Thereafter, he was moved to Appollo Hospital, Ludhiana. Ultimately, this Avtar Singh died of the injuries caused to him. In the course of investigation statements of Baljit Singh and Surjit Singh were recorded, who came out with version that this petitioner had caused injuries to Harbans Kaur with the iron rods. Supplementary Statement of the complainant was also recorded during the investigation in which she named the present petitioner and stated that he had caused injuries with the iron rod on her head. Alongwith this petition one medical report (Annexure P-1) has been filed, which according to learned counsel for the petitioner relates to Harbans Kaur. Learned State counsel has not been able to show any medical record of the injured or the post mortum report of the deceased in the Court. As per this medical report only one injury was found on the head of Harbans Kaur and even names of the assailants are not mentioned therein. The history, as disclosed by her, was that she was hit by some unknown people. No injury to the deceased has been attributed to the present petitioner and his name was not disclosed initially by the complainant, though in her Supplementary statement she disclosed that present petitioner was already known to her. The petitioner is coming in custody since 10.6.2009 and is no more required for further investigation. The conclusion of the trial will take some time. Crl. Misc. No. M – 2385 of 2010(O&M) -3- Keeping in view all these facts and without expressing anything on the merits, this petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. April 7, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge