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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/49551/2018allowed

Satyawan v. State Of Haryana

2018-12-14Mr. Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan2 pages

CRM-M No.49551 of 2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.49551 of 2018 Decided on: 14.12.2018 Satyawan ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN Present :

Mr. Deepak K. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Naveen Sheoran, DAG, Haryana.

ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN, J. (Oral) The petitioner prays for grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No.258 dated 24.10.2018, registered under Sections 186, 294, 332, 34, 353, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC') at Police Station Agroha, District Hisar.

The operative part of the order dated 06.11.2018, vide which interim anticipatory bail has been granted to the petitioner, is reproduced as under:- "....Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is working as reporter with the daily newspaper "Dainik Bhaskar" and on 22.10.2018, he has gone to Village Khasa Mahajan for covering the investigation being conducted by the police pertaining to FIR No.255 dated 22.10.2018, registered under Sections 380, 454, 506 IPC, at Police Station Agroha, District Hisar. It is further submitted that presence of the petitioner was objected to by the Investigating Officer and on that MOHD YAKUB 2018.12.14 16:54 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court, Chandigarh

CRM-M No.49551 of 2018 account, present FIR has been registered.

Notice of motion for 14.12.2018...."

Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that, in pursuance to the order dated 06.11.2018, the petitioner has appeared before the Investigating Officer and has joined the investigation. Counsel for the State, on instructions from SI Balwan Singh, has not disputed the aforesaid fact and submits that the petitioner is no more required for further investigation. In view of the above, this petition is allowed and the interim bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated 06.11.2018 is made absolute subject to the conditions envisaged under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN) JUDGE 14.12.2018 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2018.12.14 16:54 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court, Chandigarh