Crl.M.No.25759-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.25759-M of 2010 Date of order: 1.10.2010 Gurpreet Singh and another ....Petitioners vs. State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Gurcharan Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 439 Cr. P.C is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.298 dated 7.11.2009 under Sections 364/323/324/342/506/148/149 IPC, P.S Jagraon District Ludhiana. As per allegations, injured-complainant Jasbir Singh was watching the beatings given by petitioners and their accomplices to one Manpreet Singh and his wife Smt Paramjit Kaur. It is alleged that when the petitioners and his accomplices noticed the complainant watching the incident, they allegedly picked him up, took to their home and gave him beatings. Petitioner No.1 is alleged to have inflicted iron daah blow on the right leg of the complainant whereas petitioner No.2 is alleged to have caught hold of the complainant-Jasbir Singh while petitioner No.1 had inflicted blow. Learned counsel submits that keeping in view the contents of the FIR, allegations appear to be false as the petitioners and his co-accused, after forgetting the original subject of assault are alleged to have pursued to abduct and beat a simple bystander. Petitioner No.1 is stated to be in custody since 1.4.2010 whereas petitioner No.2 is in custody since Crl.M.No.25759-M of 2010 #2# 29.11.2009. Learned state counsel, on instructions from HC Rajbir Singh, submits that co-accused/Daljit Singh, who has been attributed injury on the left leg of the complainant has been granted bail and that charges have been framed in this case. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and taking into account custody period and that charges have been framed and that the trial of the case is not likely to conclude in near future, I find that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioners in custody any longer. Accordingly, petition is allowed and the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. October 01, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE