High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/10209/2017allowed

Navdeep v. State Of Haryana

2017-05-31Mrs. Justice Raj Rahul Garg2 pages

CRM-M-10209-2017 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-10209-2017 Date of Decision:- 31.05.2017 Navdeep ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana ....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI

Present:

Mr. Ashish Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms. Mahima Yashpal, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Salil Bali, Advocate for the complainant.

**** RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Present petition is for release of petitioner on regular bail in FIR No.268 dated 23.09.2016, under Sections 363, 366-A, 376(2)(N) IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act, 2012, registered at Police Station Agroha, District Hisar.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was in friendly relationship with the prosecutrix and this fact is evident from the letters written by her to the petitioner (Annexures P-2 (Colly.)) Moreover, in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. she has stated that she had accompanied the petitioner with her own free will. Learned State counsel, on instructions from H.C. Ram Mehar, Naresh Kumar 2017.06.01 11:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh has informed that during the trial the prosecutrix has turned hostile

CRM-M-10209-2017 -2I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and with their able assistance gone through the material available on record. The petitioner was arrested on 25.09.2016. Since then, he is in judicial custody and no useful purpose would be served to further detain him in jail. The final conclusion of trial will take a long time. In view of above facts, the present petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing adequate bail bonds and surety bonds to the satisfaction of learned trial Judge/Duty Magistrate, Hisar.

Needless to mention that, nothing observed here-in-above, would reflect, on merits in the trial of the main case, in any manner. May 31, 2017 ( RITU BAHRI ) naresh.k JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable No Naresh Kumar 2017.06.01 11:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh