Full Judgment
CRM not M-40952 of 2012 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.not M-40952 of 2012 (O&M) Date of Decision:-25.1.2013 Major Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.J.S.Jaidka, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.P.S.Bajwa, Addl. AG Punjab for the respondent. Mehinder Singh Sullar, J.(Oral) Petitioner Major Singh son of Sajjan Singh has preferred the instant petition for the grant of regular bail, in a case registered against him along with his other co-accused, namely, Inderjit Kaur (sister) Daljit Kaur (mother) and Manpreet Singh and 3-4 unknown persons, by means of FIR No.34 dated 4.5.2012, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under sections 148, 307, 323, 328, 452 and 506 read with section 149 IPC by the police of Police Station Laddowal, District Ludhiana, invoking the provisions of section 439 Cr.PC.
2. Notice of the petition was issued to the State.
3. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, going through the record with their valuable help and after considering the entire matter deeply, to my mind, the present petition for regular bail deserves to be accepted in this regard.
4. As is evident from the record that there was a matrimonial dispute between Inderjit Kaur, sister of the petitioner and her husband CRM not M-40952 of 2012 (O&M) 2 Vijay Kumar injured. The reconciliation proceedings proved futile. It was claimed that thereafter, all the accused caused injuries to Vijay Kumar (husband of Inderjit Kaur accused) and his parents. No specific role or injury is attributed to the petitioner. Who caused the injuries, subject matter of an offence u/s 307 IPC, till today remains an unfolded mystery. Moreover, the petitioner was arrested on 14.5.2012, since then, he is in judicial custody and no useful purpose would be served to further detain him in jail. There is no history of his previous involvement in any other criminal case. Even since the charges have not yet been framed against the petitioner, so, the final conclusion of trial will naturally take a long time.
5. In the light of aforesaid reasons, taking into consideration the totality of the facts & circumstances, emanated from the record, as described here-in-above and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side during the course of trial of the main case, the instant petition for regular bail is accepted. The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing adequate bail and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court.
6. Needless to mention that nothing observed, here-in-above, would reflect on the merits of the main case, in any manner, during the course of trial, as the same has been so recorded for a limited purpose of deciding the present petition for regular bail. 25.1.2013 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) AS Judge