Ravi Kumar v. Ut Of Chandigarh

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRM-M-13966-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision: 24.7.2024 Ravi Kumar ... Petitioner

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State of U.T. Chandigarh ... Respondent

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. Amit Kaith, Advocate and Mr. Gurcharan Singh Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms. Simsi Dhir Malhotra, APP, U.T. Chandigarh. ***** FIR No.

Dated Police Station Section/s 14.12.2023 Sector 39, Chandigarh 379-A and 511 of Indian Penal Code GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J. (Oral) 1.

The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in respect of the aforementioned FIR, wherein the allegations are broadly to the effect that the petitioner had attempted to snatch a gold chain from a lady. The chain is stated to have broken but remained with the victim.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and in any case, since challan already stands presented and the petitioner otherwise has been behind bars since the last about 7 months and 10 days and the trial has not even commenced, the GEETA RANI 2024.07.25 18:11 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

CRM-M-13966-2024 (O&M) ( 2 ) petitioner deserves the concession of bail particularly when he is not involved in any other case.

3.

Opposing the petition, learned State counsel submitted that since the petitioner was arrested at the spot, his complicity is clearly evident. It has however, been informed that the petitioner as on date has been behind bars since the last about 7 months and 10 days and otherwise has a clean record. It has also been informed that as on date none out of the cited 9 PWs has been examined.

4.

This Court has considered rival submissions addressed before this Court. 5.

Without commenting anything as regards merits of the case but having regard to the custody of the petitioner i.e. about 7 months and 10 days and the fact that trial has not even commenced till date and also that the petitioner otherwise is not involved in any other case, further detention of the petitioner would not serve any useful purpose.

6.

The instant petition, as such, is accepted and the petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of learned Trial Court/Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate concerned.

24.7.2024 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill ) geeta Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No GEETA RANI 2024.07.25 18:11 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document