Criminal Misc. No.M-27235 of 2010 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-27235 of 2010 Date of decision : 16.9.2010 Harjinder Singh @ Jinder .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent Present: Mr. Arvind Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. S. S.SARON, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 326, 323, 324, 34 Indian Penal Code. In the incident which had occurred on 31.7.2010, the petitioner as also his companions had attacked complainant Balkar Singh. The petitioner inflicted blow with his sharp edged kirpan which hit on the ring finger of left hand of the complainant. The other accused also caused injuries to the complainant. The injury attributed to the petitioner in the MLR has been described as an incised wound 6.5 cm X 1 cm bone deep present around distal end on ring finger of left hand 6 cm from the base of ring finger. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the said injury on the person of Balkar Singh is self inflicted and complainant has cut his finger on his own to implicate the petitioner, otherwise such an injury is not possible with a Kirpan. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, it may be noticed that petitioner along with others duly armed had attacked the Criminal Misc. No.M-27235 of 2010 -2- **** complainant Balkar Singh. The petitioner inflicted sharp edged kirpan blow on the ring finger of left hand of the complainant. The said injury has opined to be grievous in nature. The injury is 6.5 cm x 1 cm size bone deep. The question whether it is self-inflicted or not cannot be gone into at this stage. Besides, the learned Addl. Session Judge while declining bail vide order dated 25.8.2010 (Annexure P-2) has observed that weapon of offence is to be recovered. In the facts and circumstances of the case, no ground for grant of pre-arrest bail is made out. Consequently, the Criminal Misc. Petition shall stand dismissed. However, in case petitioner surrenders before the police within two days from the receipt of the copy of this order, his application for regular bail shall be considered by the concerned Court expeditiously and preferably within two days subject to excluding the period of police remand, if any. September 16, 2010 (S.S.SARON) Pka JUDGE