High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/2257/2025dismissed

Shakshi Devi v. State Of Haryana

2025-01-16Mrs. Justice Manisha Batra7 pages

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#% #% $3 The powers of anticipatory bail are extra ordinary and the same are to be exercised sparingly and in exceptional circumstances. It is well settled that discretion conferred upon the Court has to be properly exercised after application of mind as to the nature and gravity of the accusation, possibility of applicant's fleeing from justice and other factors to decide whether it is a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail since grant of same as such to some extent interferes in the sphere of investigation of an offence. " =% $ #$ %$ 3$ $ $

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" % $ % @%$ $ 3 $ @% % 44 $$ 4 %#$ #$ The Court must be circumspect while exercising such power for grant of anticipatory bail and it should not be granted as a matter of rule and has to be granted only when the Court is convinced that exceptional circumstances exist to resort to that extra ordinary remedy. In the present case, no such exceptional circumstances warranting exercise of the powers for grant of anticipatory bail by this Court are existing. For conducting thorough investigation of matter, the custodial interrogation of petitioner is must. More so, k 4

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%# 3 % $$4 As such, I am of the considered opinion that the petition does not deserve to be allowed. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. 8.

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