High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/31013/2022allowed

Satgur Singh Alias Laddi v. State Of Punjab

2022-08-23Mr. Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-31013-2022 (O&M) Date of Decision: 23.08.2022 SATGUR SINGH ALIAS LADDI ... Petitioner

Versus

STATE OF PUNJAB ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARNARESH SINGH GILL

Present:

Mr. Ranjeet K. Jaswal, Advocate for Mr. Jagjit Pal Singh Sarao, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Adhiraj Singh, AAG Punjab.

Mr. Yadwinder Singh, Advocate for the complainant.

**** HARNARESH SINGH GILL, J.(Oral) Through this petition, the petitioner seeks regular bail in case bearing FIR No.243 dated 28.11.2021, registered at Police Station Bhawanigarh, District Sangrur, under Sections 307, 395, 458, 325, 323, 148 and 149 IPC.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been involved in the present case; that all the injuries on the person of the complainant, were simple in nature and that the petitioner has been in custody since 16.04.2022. He further submits that coaccused, namely, Gurpreet Singh, has already been granted the concession of bail by this Court on 15.07.2022. Per contra, while opposing the prayer for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, learned State counsel does not dispute the custody AMAN JAIN 2022.08.23 17:59 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

CRM-M-31013-2022 (O&M) -2period of the petitioner. He, however, submits that the petitioner had actively participated in the occurrence, inasmuch as, he had given repeated blows on the person of Pawan Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Sunil Kumar. He further submits most of the prosecution witnesses are yet to be examined.

I have heard the learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner has been in custody since 16.04.2022. Coaccused has already been enlarged on bail. Injuries attributed to the petitioner are on the non-vital part and simple in nature. Most of the prosecution witnesses are yet to be examined. In such circumstances, the trial of the case would take a long time to conclude. Therefore, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner behind the bars. In view of the above and without commenting anything on the merits of the case, lest it should prejudice the case of either side, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on her furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court/Duty Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned. 23.08.2022 (HARNARESH SINGH GILL) Aman Jain JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No AMAN JAIN 2022.08.23 17:59 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment