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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/28754/2024allowed

Lakhwinder Singh And Others v. State Of Punjab

2024-09-25Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28754-2024 Date of decision: September 25th, 2024 Lakhwinder Singh and others .....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Abhishek Thakur, Advocate for Ms. Ekta Thakur, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Navdeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Petitioners are seeking the concession of anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. in case FIR No.42 dated 14.05.2024 under Sections 353, 186, 342 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at Police Station I.T. City, District S.A.S. Nagar. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in compliance of order dated 03.07.2024, the petitioners have joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. As per allegations levelled and as not disputed by the learned State counsel also, the petitioners were not attributed any physical injury and the only allegation levelled against the petitioners is of having illegally detained the complainant when he went to affect service in case titled 'Jasmeet Kaur Versus Lakhwinder Singh'.

PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.09.25 13:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-28754-2024 -23.

Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Ramesh Pal, does not dispute the factum of the petitioners having joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. It has also not been disputed that the petitioners are not involved in any other criminal case. He, on further instructions, submits that the petitioners are not required for further investigation much less for his custodial interrogation.

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In view of the above, the petition is allowed and interim order dated 03.07.2024, is made absolute subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./482(2) BNNS.

September 25th, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.09.25 13:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh