High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/34285/2015allowed

Darshan Singh v. State Of Punjab

2015-11-16Mr. Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRM No.M-34285 of 2015 Date of Decision: November 16, 2015 Darshan Singh

...Petitioner

VERSUS

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJIT SINGH

Present:

Mr.Kawaljyot Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

**** INDERJIT SINGH, J.

Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.99 dated 08.06.2015 under Sections 323, 341 and 506 IPC (Sections 308 and 325 IPC added later on), registered at Police Station Kartarpur, District Jalandhar. Notice of motion.

On the asking of the Court, Mr.Varun Sharma, Asstt. Advocate General, Punjab, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State and contests the petition. Police record is also available.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned State counsel and have gone through the record. From the record, firstly I find that as per the FIR, the present petitioner Darshan Singh was not armed with any deadly VINEET GULATI 2015.11.17 16:54 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CRM No.M-34285 of 2015 -2weapon. The injuries are stated be caused by throwing stones and bricks. Earlier the FIR was registered only under Sections 323, 341 and 506 IPC but later on offence under Sections 308 and 325 IPC were also added.

The petitioner is in custody since 04.07.2015. He is not required for any investigation or interrogation purposes. The challan has already been presented. The trial of the case will take long time. No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner in custody till the final disposal of the case.

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, without discussing the facts in minute detail and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail subject to his furnishing personal bonds in the sum of `50,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate.

November 16, 2015 (INDERJIT SINGH) Vgulati JUDGE VINEET GULATI 2015.11.17 16:54 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh