High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/16434/2020allowed

Angrej Singh v. State Of Punjab

2020-10-06Mr. Justice Deepak Sibal2 pages

-1CRM-M-16434 of 2020 (O&M) 201IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-16434 of 2020 (O&M) Date of Decision: 06.10.2020 Angrej Singh

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL Present:- Mr. Kamal Narula, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

DEEPAK SIBAL, J. (ORAL) Case taken up through Video Conferencing.

Through the present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner seeks the grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No.119 dated 01.06.2020, registered under Section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 at Police Station Khui Khera, District Fazilka.

The case of the prosecution is that on receipt of a secret information recovery of 25 bottles of illicit liquor was effected from the petitioner's house.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case; no recovery has been effected from the petitioner; there is no other criminal case in which the petitioner is involved and that under the interim orders passed by this Court the petitioner has not only joined the investigation but has also fully cooperated with the investigating agency. RAVINDER SINGH 2020.10.07 14:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

-2CRM-M-16434 of 2020 (O&M) Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Mukhtiar Singh submits that there is no other criminal case in which the petitioner is involved; under the interim orders passed by this Court the petitioner has not only joined the investigation but has also fully co-operated with the investigating agency and that his custodial interrogation is no longer required by the State.

Keeping in view the totality of the above noticed facts especially the statement made by the learned State counsel that the petitioner has joined the investigation and his custodial interrogation is no longer required, the order of this Court dated 25.06.2020, granting adinterim anticipatory bail to the petitioner is made absolute. Nothing observed herein-above shall be considered to be an expression of opinion by this Court on the merits of the case. (DEEPAK SIBAL) October 06, 2020 JUDGE R.S.

Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No RAVINDER SINGH 2020.10.07 14:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document