Abhinav Handa And Another v. State Of Haryana

CRM-M-18305-2022

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-18305-2022

Reserved on: 22.08.2022

Date of Pronouncement: 25.08.2022

Abhinav Handa and another

...Petitioner (s)

Versus

State of Haryana

...Respondent(s)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present:- Mr. Atul Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Rajat Gautam, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. GPS Bal, Advocate and Mr. Bhupinder Gupta, Advocate for the complainant.

**** ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No.

Dated Police Station Sections 25.2.2022 Gurgaon City, 120-B, 34, 409, 420, 467, District Gurugram 468, 506 IPC 1.

The petitioners apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above had come up before this Court under Section 438 CrPC seeking anticipatory bail. 2.

Vide order dated 4-5-2022, the petitioners were granted interim protection, which is continuing till date.

3.

Ld. Counsel for the petitioners contends that the previous order dated 1-8-2022 has been complied with and the custodial investigation would serve no purpose whatsoever, and the pre-trial incarceration would cause an irreversible injustice to the petitioners and families.

5.

Ld. counsel representing the State opposes bail. ASHWANI KUMAR 2022.08.26 17:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this Judicial Record/Decree/Document, which is scanned copy of the original

CRM-M-18305-2022 REASONING:

6.

Thus, there would be no justification to keep this bail pending waiting for the further investigation. The petitioners were granted interim protection, and during the interregnum, there is no allegation that they had intimidated the victim or victim's family or the witnesses or that they had hampered the investigation, or despite being called to join the investigation, they did not appear before the investigator. Given the above, there would be no justification to discontinue the interim protection, and the same is made absolute subject to the petitioners complying with the terms of the bail order and the following additional conditions. Petition allowed in aforesaid terms. Interim order is made absolute subject to strict compliance of all terms and conditions.

All pending applications, if any, stand disposed. (ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE August 25, 2022 AK Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes Whether reportable:

No.

ASHWANI KUMAR 2022.08.26 17:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this Judicial Record/Decree/Document, which is scanned copy of the original