Crl. Misc. No. M-19383 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-19383 of 2009 Date of Decision : August 19, 2009 Dalbir Singh .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Surinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Dalbir Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No.41 dated 24.03.2009, under Sections 323, 324, 326, 342, 506, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), registered at Police Station Division No. 2, Jalandhar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, injury falling within the ambit of Section 326 IPC is attributed to the petitioner. Consequently, he does not deserve concession of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that the petitioner was juvenile at the time Crl. Misc. No. M-19383 of 2009 2 of occurrence because according to matriculation certificate (Annexure P- 1), his date of birth is 06.06.1991, whereas the occurrence took place on 22.03.2009. There is only marginal difference in the age of the petitioner being 18 years or less on the date of occurrence, even taking into consideration the matriculation certificate. The question whether the petitioner was juvenile or not at the time of occurrence, is yet to be determined. In view of the aforesaid, without commenting anything on merits, the instant petition for anticipatory bail is dismissed. August 19, 2009 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE