In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-32029 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:7.2.2011 Malkiat Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. C.M. Munjal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. T.S. Salana, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in the cross-case of FIR No.120 dated 7.7.2010 registered at Police Station Guru Har Sahai, District Ferozepur. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Satnam Singh former Sarpanch of Village Nure Ke, who is an uncle of the petitioner. The petitioner is sought to be implicated in the cross-version which has been recorded on the statement of Karnail Singh. As per the cross-version the petitioner Malkiat Singh was armed with a Kahi (spade) and gave a Kahi blow which hit on the right hand index finger of the complainant Karnail Singh. The said injury is injury No.2 in the medical report of Karnail Singh. In respect of the said injury, the Medical Officer, Civil Hospital, Guru Har Sahai has opined that possibility of injury No.2 being suffered by a friendly hand cannot be ruled out. In terms of the interim bail granted on 1.11.2010, learned Cr. Misc. No.M-32029 of 2010 [2] counsel for the State has submitted that the petitioner has joined the investigation and his custody is not required for the purposes of investigation. Keeping in view the fact that the injury attributed to the petitioner is on a non-vital part of the complainant Karnail Singh; besides, the doctor has opined that the possibility of its being suffered by a friendly hand cannot be ruled out and also the fact that the petitioner has joined the investigation, it would be just and expedient to confirm the interim bail that was granted. Accordingly, the interim bail granted in terms of order dated 1.11.2010 is made absolute. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. February 7, 2011. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*