High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/45507/2018allowed

Vijay Kumar v. State Of Punjab

2018-10-31Mr. Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan2 pages

CRM-M-45507-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-45507-2018 Date of Decision: 31.10.2018 Vijay Kumar ... Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJIT SINGH

Present:

Mr. Vishal Nehra, Advocate, for the petitioner.

INDERJIT SINGH, J. (Oral)

438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity, 'Cr.P.C.') for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.20 dated 25.01.2018, registered at Police Station City Hoshiarpur, District Hoshiarpur, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.

Notice of motion was issued in this case. Learned State counsel has put in appearance on behalf of the respondent-State and contested this petition.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned State counsel and gone through the record. In pursuance of the interim order dated 15.10.2018 passed by this Court, the petitioner has already joined the investigation. He is not PARVEEN KUMAR 2018.10.31 16:17 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-45507-2018 required for custodial interrogation. Therefore, no useful purpose will be served by sending him to custody.

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case; without discussing the facts of the case in minute details and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I find merit in this petition and the same is allowed. The order dated 15.10.2018, granting interim bail to the petitioner, is made absolute. However, the petitioner shall join the investigation as and when called upon to do so and shall abide by the conditions of Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C.

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