High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/31670/2014allowed

Baljeet Singh v. State Of Punjab

2015-01-15Mr. Justice S.C. Malte2 pages

Criminal Misc.No.M-31670 of 2014 [1]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.M-31670 of 2014 Date of Decision: January 15, 2015 Baljeet Singh

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARESH KUMAR SANGHI

Present:

Ms.Paramjit Kaur Deol,Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr.Shilesh Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab.

Mr.Mohit Jaggi, Advocate,for Mr.Vivek Goyal, Advocate, for the complainant.

Naresh Kumar Sanghi, J.(Oral) Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from SI Majid Khan, Police Station, City-I, Malerkotala, submits that in compliance of the interim directions issued by this Court vide order dated 09.10.2014, the petitioner did join the investigation and after completion of the investigation, the charge-sheet (report under Section 173, Cr.P.C.) has already been submitted for prosecution of the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 420, 465, 467 and 471, IPC.

Ms.Paramjit Deol, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has joined the investigation and after filing of the charge-sheet (report under Section 173, Cr.P.C.), he SEEMA RANI 2015.01.15 17:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

Criminal Misc.No.M-31670 of 2014 [2] did appear beforelearned trial court and then came to know that the charge-sheet (report under Section 173, Cr.P.C.) has been filed for prosecution of the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 465, 467 and 471, IPC, in addition of Sections 120-B and 420, IPC. The two co-accused of the petitioner, who were on bail, have also been granted bail for the additional sections. She further submits that since the charge-sheet (report under Section 173, Cr.P.C.) has been filed during pendency of the present petition, therefore, the petitioner be granted anticipatory bail for the additional offences for which the charge-sheet has been filed. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, the present petition is allowed and the interim directions issued vide order dated 09.10.2014 are made absolute.

It will be assumed that the petitioner has been granted pre-arrest bail for the additional offences punishable under Sections 465, 467 and 471, IPC as well.

The petitioner shall continue to appear before learned trial court on each and every date of hearing unless ordered otherwise.

January 15, 2015 (Naresh Kumar Sanghi) seema Judge SEEMA RANI 2015.01.15 17:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh