Gurjiwan Singh And Another v. State Of Punjab

2024:PHHC:021153

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 105+205 CRM-M-20781-2023 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.02.2024 GURJIWAN SINGH AND ANOTHER ....Petitioners

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present :

Mr. S.S. Sidhu, Advocate for petitioner No.2. (Name of petitioner No.1 deleted vide order dated 09.05.2023 on account of his death) Mr. Brijesh, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. J.S. Warring, Advocate for the complainant. MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. seeking anticipatory bail in FIR mentioned below:- FIR No.

Dated Police Station Sections 11.04.2023 Sadar Bathinda 307, 498-A, 406 AND 34 of IPC (Section 302 IPC is added later on ) 2.

Vide order dated 09.05.2023 passed by this Court, the petitioner no.2 was released on interim bail and was directed to join investigation. 3.

Learned State counsel on instructions states that the petitioner no.2 has joined the investigation and he is not required for custodial interrogation. 4.

In view of the said facts, without commenting on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed and the order dated 09.05.2023 granting interim bail to the petitioner is made absolute, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

( MANISHA BATRA ) 14.02.2024 JUDGE Deepak Patwal NOTE: Whether speaking/non-speaking: Speaking Whether reportable: YES/NO Deepak Patwal 2024.02.17 14:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document chandigarh