Avtar Singh v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 05.02.2021 Avtar Singh

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMOL RATTAN SINGH Present:- Mr. K.S. Dhillon, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ramdeep Partap Singh, DAG, Punjab ***** AMOL RATTAN SINGH, J. (Oral) Case heard by video conferencing.

By this petition, filed under the provisions of Section 439 of the Cr.P.C, the petitioner seeks the concession of 'regular bail', upon FIR no.232, dated 03.09.2019, having been registered at Police Station Islamabad, District Amritsar, alleging therein the commission of offences punishable under Sections 307, 506, 148, 149, 120-B of the IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner points to the order of this court passed on 16.11.2020 in the case of Gurmeet Singh and Bikramjeet Singh, upon them having filed CRM-M-Nos-36234 of 2020 and 36235 of 2020.

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     B Today, upon query to the learned State counsel as regards the stage of the trial, he submits that the 'challan' has been presented to the competent court, with the charge still to be framed. As regards the role of the petitioner as compared to the other co-accused who have been granted bail, he could not deny that the petitioner is no differently placed to such coaccused, with him submitting that as a matter of fact they are all collectively alleged to have attacked another group of prisoners within the jail. That being so, with the petitioner having been in custody for the past more than one year and 4 months, without making any comment on the actual merits of the case, the present petition is allowed, with the petitioner ordered to be admitted to bail, upon his furnishing adequate bail and surety

-5bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court/CJM/Duty Magistrate concerned. 05.02.2021 (AMOL RATTAN SINGH) vcgarg JUDGE