Parveen Kumari @ Parveen Rani v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: October 19, 2015 Parveen Kumari @ Parveen Rani

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARESH KUMAR SANGHI

Present:

Mr. Avtar Singh Bhatti, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. K.S. Pannu, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent.

1.

Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2.

To be referred to the Reporters or not?

3.

Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?

NARESH KUMAR SANGHI, J (Oral) Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 438, Cr.P.C., is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, Parveen Kumari @ Parveen Rani, daughter of Joginder Pal, resident of House No. B-32/161, Anand Vihar, Near Kali Sadak, Jodhewal, Ludhiana, who has been booked for having committed the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420, IPC, in a case arising out of FIR No. 175, dated 16.5.2015, registered at Police Station, Jodhewal, Ludhiana.

At the very outset, learned counsel for the State on instructions from ASI Bhajan Singh of Police Station, Jodhewal, Ludhiana, submits that in compliance of the order dated 24.8.2015, passed by this Court, the petitioner has joined the investigation and her custodial interrogation is not required. However, he submits that it has come on record that an amount of `25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand only) was deposited by the informant/complainant in the bank account of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner be directed to deposit the said amount with learned Area Judicial Magistrate and the amount be disbursed to the person entitled to it after conclusion of the trial.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has no objection to the above prayer.

In view of totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is accepted. The interim directions issued by this Court, vide order dated 24.8.2015, are made absolute. The petitioner shall continue to join the investigation as and when required to do so and abide by all the conditions laid down under Section 438(2), Cr.PC.

It is further directed that the petitioner shall deposit a bank draft of `25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand only)

before learned Area Judicial Magistrate, within one month of passing of this order and the said amount shall further be invested in a fixed deposit scheme, fetching maximum rate of interest, in a nationalized bank. After conclusion of the trial, the said amount alongwith interest shall be disbursed to the person entitled to it.

In the event, the petitioner does not abide the above terms and conditions, then the prosecution would be free to move an application for withdrawal of the present concession. (NARESH KUMAR SANGHI) JUDGE October 19, 2015 Pkapoor