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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/236/2022allowed

Amritpal Singh v. State Of Punjab

2022-03-10Mr. Justice Anoop Chitkara2 pages

CRM-M-236-2022

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-236-2022 Date of decision: 10.03.2022 Amritpal Singh

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

Present:

Mr. Kunwar Rajan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Harpreet S. Multani, AAG, Punjab **** ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No.

Dated Police Station Sections 17.11.2021 Lakhewali, District Sri 323, 325, 341, 379-B, 511, 148, Muktsar Sahib 149 IPC 1.

The petitioner apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above has come up before this Court under Section 438 CrPC seeking anticipatory bail. A co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 06.01.2022, had granted interim anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in compliance of order dated 06.01.2022, the petitioner has joined the investigation and his custodial interrogation is no more required.

3.

Ld. counsel appearing for the State, on instructions from ASI Harnek Singh, does not refute the contention that the petitioner has joined investigation and his custodial interrogation is not required.

4.

Given the nature of allegations, no pre-trial incarceration is required. Without commenting on the case's merits and the circumstances peculiar to this case, the petitioner makes a case for bail.

5.

Given above, the present petition is allowed. The order dated 06.01.2022 is ASHWANI KUMAR 2022.03.11 14:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-236-2022 hereby made absolute subject to following condition:- "That the petitioner shall surrender all weapons, firearms, ammunition, if any, along with the arms license to the concerned authority and inform the Investigator about the compliance. However, subject to the Indian Arms Act, 1959, the petitioner shall be entitled to renew and take it back in case of acquittal in this case."

6.

In case the petitioner does not comply with the aforesaid condition, only on this ground alone cancellation of bail may be sought by learned State as well as the complainant.

Petition allowed in aforesaid terms. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed. (ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE March 10, 2022 AK Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes Whether reportable:

No.

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