Crl. Misc. -M No. 24732 of 2011 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. -M No. 24732 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 20.10.2011 Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha and another ..Petitioners. Vs. State of Punjab ..Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present : Mr. S.S. Sodhi, Advocate for Mr. R.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. K.S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL, J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of bail pending trial. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are in custody since 1.7.2011. The FIR has been got registered on the statement of Jai Pal Kumar. It is alleged that during the course of investigation, the petitioners had confessed before Gurjant Singh that they had attacked Jai Pal Kumar on his asking to falsely implicate Manmohan Singh and Sukhwinder Singh @ Lalli otherwise there is no other material against the petitioners. Had it been a case of getting someone falsely implicated at the instance of Jai Pal Kumar, no injuries would have been caused to him. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submitted that the petitioners having falsely implicated other persons Manmohan Singh and Sukhwinder Singh on the asking of Jai Pal Kumar by attacking him and they having confessed the crime before Gurjant Singh, do not deserve concession of bail. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the FIR has been got registered by Jai Pal Kumar. During investigation, it is alleged that the petitioners had confessed before Gurjant Singh that they had committed the crime at the asking of Jai Pal Kumar to falsely implicate Manmohan Singh and Sukhwinder Singh stating Crl. Misc. -M No. 24732 of 2011 -2- that they had made extra judicial confession before him and besides there being no other material, in my opinion, the petitioners deserve concession of bail pending trial. They are directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Sangrur, The petition stands disposed of. ( Rajesh Bindal ) 20.10.2011 Judge Meenu