Paramjit Singh @ Ajay v. State Of Punjab



  
   

  

  

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6  *! "7  & / It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated by the police in the present case. He submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedents and is not involved in any other case and as per the allegations the petitioner alongwith other co-accused namely Lal Singh @ Gagan were apprehended by the police alongwith two kilograms heroin and a cash of Rs.3,12,000/-. He submitted that the petitioner has already faced incarceration



for about 3 years and 3 months and out of 28 cited prosecution witnesses only 7 have been examined.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has further supplied a copy of an order passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CRM-M-24924 of 2023 decided on 22.05.2023 wherein the co-accused namely Lal Singh @ Gagan has been granted the concession of regular bail especially in view of the long incarceration and also while relying upon the judgment of the Hon'ble  * in Mohd Muslim @ Hussain versus State (NCT of Delhi) 2023 AIR (SCC) 1648. He further submitted that the petitioner is exactly at parity with the aforesaid co-accused namely Lal Singh @ Gagan and therefore the petitioner may be considered for the grant of regular bail.

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  has submitted that it is correct that the petitioner is in custody since last 3 years and 3 months and as per the custody certificate,     &    "  8   "9""" " !      5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 6.

In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the present case wherein the petitioner has already suffered incarceration for 3 years and 3 months and another co-accused namely Lal Singh @ Gagan has already been extended the benefit of regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court, the petitioner will also be entitled for the grant of regular bail. * : &! the present petition is allowed. %   &&&  &&"  

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