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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/24847/2024allowed

Renika Mittal v. State Of Punjab

2024-07-10Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 213/2 CRM-M-24847-2024 Date of decision: July 10th, 2024 Renika Mittal .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Amit Rana, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Himmat Deol, Advocate for the complainant.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is seeking the concession of anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. in case FIR No.280 dated 13.10.2022 under Sections 306/511 (Section 511 deleted later on) of the IPC registered at Police Station City-1, Abohar, District Fazilka. 2.

Vide order dated 29.05.2024, the petitioner had been granted interim anticipatory bail with direction to join investigation and the relevant part of the said order reads as under:- "Learned Senior counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the main accused who is wife of the deceased was arrested and has been granted the concession of regular bail and now the petitioner, who is sister-in-law of the deceased has been charged and is now facing trial."

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in compliance of the above order, petitioner has joined investigation and PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.07.10 17:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-24847-2024 -2cooperated with the investigating agency.

4.

Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Mohan Lal, does not dispute the factum of the petitioner having joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. He on further instructions submits that the petitioner is not required for further investigation much less for her custodial interrogation. 5.

In view of the above, the petition is allowed and interim order dated 29.05.2024, is made absolute subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

July 10th, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.07.10 17:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh