IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.64205 -M of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: NOVEMBER 13, 2006 Mangal Singh ...PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Punjab ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. A.K.Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.N.S.Gill, AAG, Punjab. Mr.Ajaib Singh, Advocate, for the complainant. ... Petitioner Mangal Singh has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.393 dated 30.6.2006 registered under Sections 307/326/324/323/447/511/148/149 IPC and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act at Police Station Sadar, Patiala. I have heard the counsel for the parties and gone through the contents of the FIR as well as the order dated 10.10.2006 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala. In this case, the petitioner though was armed with a lathi, but did not cause any injury to any person. The other accused, namely, Harwinder Singh and Amrik Singh, who have been attributed injuries which fall under Sections 326 and 324, respectively, have been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated October 31, 2006 passed in Crl.Misc.No.61382-M of 2006. The petitioner is in custody since 2.7.2006. Even charge has not been framed. The trial is not going to conclude soon. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner, and he is accordingly ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court. November 13, 2006 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE