High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/2962/2019allowed

Karan Katpaliya v. State Of Haryana

2019-02-26Mr. Justice Inderjit Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM No.M-2962 of 2019 (O&M) Date of Decision: February 26, 2019 Karan Katpaliya

...Petitioner

VERSUS

State of Haryana

...Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJIT SINGH

Present:

Mr.Amit Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr.Navdeep Singh, AAG, Haryana for the respondent-State.

**** INDERJIT SINGH, J.

Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.871 dated 19.12.2018 under Sections 332, 353, 186 and 307 IPC, registered at Police Station DLF, Sector-29, Gurugram.

Notice of motion was issued. Learned State counsel appeared and contested the petition.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned State counsel and have gone through the record. As per allegations in the FIR, Constable Pravinder Singh along with other police officials was on traffic duty. He gave signal to stop the car being driven by the petitioner. When the police party demanded the VINEET GULATI 2019.02.27 16:27 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CRM No.M-2962 of 2019 -2documents of the car, the petitioner refused to produce the same, rather threatened that he will run over them by his car and thereafter, started moving his car, hit the complainant and dragged him on bonnet of the car for about 100 meters. The complainant has not suffered any injury dangerous to life.

The petitioner has been in custody since 19.12.2018. He is not required for custodial interrogation as he is in judicial custody. The trial of the case will take long time. No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner in custody till the 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/surety bonds in the sum of `50,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate. February 26, 2019 (INDERJIT SINGH) Vgulati JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable No VINEET GULATI 2019.02.27 16:27 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh