Kanwaljit Singh Alias Goldy v. State Of Punjab

Prayer in the present petition f filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant t of regular bail to the petition ner in case FIR No.293 dated 06.09.2022, , registered at Police Sta ation Maqboolpura, Police Commission nerate Amritsar, District Amrits sar, under Sections 302 and 34 IPC.

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Learned counsel contends th at the petitioner has been in custody for r 3 years, 6 months and 9 days . He alleges false implication.

He was nam med in the supplementary statem ment of the complainant after 4 days, where ein there is no specific attributio on to him. Co-accused, namely, Mandeep S Singh @ Nikka and Jaswant Sin ngh @ Bhag Singh have since been grante ed bail by this Court, vide o orders dated 13.08.2024 and

31.07.2025 passed in The custody certificate dated 23.03.2026, filed by the learned State counsel is taken on record. As per the same, the petitioner is behind bars for 3 years, 6 months and 9 days.

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Learned State counsel opposes the bail on the ground that there are specific allegations by the complainant in his supplementary statement that the petitioner in connivance with the co-accused has committed the murder of the deceased. However, he is unable to controvert the submissions with regard to stage of the case; the petitioner being not involved in any other case and the co-accused having been enlarged on bail.

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Heard.

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The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail, subject to furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court/Duty Magistrate concerned, if not required in any other case and shall abide by the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.

(ii) The petitioner will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witnesses.

(iii) The petitioner will appear before the trial Court on each and every date fixed, unless is exempted by a specific order of Court.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which, he is an accused, or for commission of which he is suspected of. (v) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly coerce, induce, threaten or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/ her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence in any manner.

(vi) The petitioner shall not in any manner misuse his liberty.

(vii) The petitioner shall furnish his address and mobile number by way of an affidavit to the trial Court and not change the same till conclusion of trial and if for any reasons, he seeks to change either of the aforesaid, it shall be done only with prior information to the learned trial Court. (viii) The petitioner shall not leave the country without prior permission of the trial Court.

(ix) The trial Court/Duty Magistrate may impose any other condition, as deemed appropriate while releasing the petitioner.

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It is made abundantly clear that in case there is any breach of the aforesaid conditions, the State shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail as granted to the petitioner by this order.

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In view of the above, it is clarified that the observations made herein above are limited for the purpose of present proceedings and would not be construed as any opinion on the merits of the case and the trial would proceed independently of the aforesaid observations.