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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/30091/2020dismissed

Abdul Saleem v. State Of Haryana

2020-10-01Mr. Justice Fateh Deep Singh2 pages

  

          

 

  !" "#$%$&'  Abdul Saleem

Petitioner  State of Harynaa

Respondent

' ()  * *  Present :

Mr. Navneet Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. B.S. Virk, DAG, Haryana.

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) The petitioner(Abdul Saleem has come up before this Court in this first regular bail in case FIR No.30, dated 24.04.2019, under Section 452 IPC, 1860 and Section 6 of POCSO Act, 2012, Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, registered at Police Station Women, Kurukshetra, Haryana.

The petitioner(Abdul Saleem is a neighbour of the victim, a girl aged around 15 years. As per the statement of the mother of the complainant on 24.04.2019, he barged into the house of the complainant while the parents were away and forcibly ravaged the victim against her wishes leading to the registration of the present case.

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     Mr. Navneet Jindal, learned counsel for the petitioner  contends that the petitioner is behind the bars since 24th April, 2019 and that the trial has been stopped after recording the principal witness and that on account of the present pandemic Covid(19, there is every likelihood that trial of the case would not be accomplished in the near future.

Learned State counsel does not displaces the said facts but has strongly opposed the bail on the grounds of seriousness of allegations.

Be so as it may, the girl is 15 years of age and there are clear cut allegations of rape of a minor girl by the accused( petitioner, who happens to be the major. Since the trial of the case is at final stage of culmination, it would not be appropriate to release the accused(petitioner on bail.

Thus, in light of the circumstances detailed hereinabove and finding no merit, the present petition for regular bail of the petitioner(Abdul Saleem, is dismissed.

The observations made hereinabove shall have no bearing on the merits of the case as these are purely for the disposal of the present bail application.

 

*     01.10.2020 Manpreet Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No MANINDER 2020.10.05 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document phhc