Cr.M.P.(M) No. 1220 of 2008 24.11.2008 Present: Mr. Ran Vijay Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Addl. A.G. for the respondent. This is an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a complaint lodged by Mr. Rajesh Sehgal on the basis of which FIR No. 495 of 2008 dated 11.10.2008 has been registered at Police Station, Sadar, District Mandi, H.P. under Sections 452 and 307 of Indian Penal Code. I have heard the parties and perused the record. The case of the prosecution in nut-shell is that the accused has thrown acid on Shri Rajesh Sehgal, his wife Smt. Seema Sehgal, Mr. Prateek Sehgal and Shri Sanjeev Arora on 11.10.2008. The victims were taken to hospital. I have perused the MLC reports of the victims. It is clear from the contents of MLCs that the victims have received injuries due to acidic chemical. The injuries received by Smt. Seema Sehgal are dangerous. Mr. Prateek Sehgal has received grievous injuries and the injuries received by Mr. Rajesh Sehgal and Mr. Sanjeev Arora are simple. The police have taken into possession sulphuric acid like substance from the shop of the petitioner. The burnt clothes of the victims have also been taken into possession. The burnt clothes and acid like substance were sent to FSL for examination and opinion. The report from the FSL is awaited. The petitioner has committed a serious offence. Two victims have received serious/grievous injuries. The accused is absconding after the registration of the first information report. The petitioner was not present in the Court when the application was taken up for hearing. The application is liable to be dismissed on this score alone as per the language employed in Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, even on merits the petitioner is not entitled to any indulgence by this Court. The petitioner has not made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail. In view of the observations made hereinabove, there is no force in the application and the same is dismissed. The observations made in this order are for the disposal of this application and these shall not be treated as an expression/opinion on the merits of the case. Copy ‘Dasti’ on usual terms. (Rajiv Sharma), J. November 24, 2008. (cr)