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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/34502/2020allowed

Roop Lal v. State Of Punjab

2021-04-07Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

In The High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRM-M-34502-2020 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 7.4.2021 Roop Lal ... Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ... Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. Ranbir Singh Sekhon, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Harsimar Singh Sitta, AAG, Punjab, assisted by ASI Jaspal Chand.

Mr. J.S.Thind, Advocate, for the complainant. (Proceedings conducted through video conferencing) ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J . (Oral) 1.

The petitioner seeks grant of anticipatory bail in respect of a case registered vide FIR No.202, dated 14.9.2020, Police Station Guruharsahai, District Ferozepur, under Sections 452, 324, 148, 149 IPC.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that although the petitioner is attributed an injury to the complainant on her head with MOHAN SINGH 2021.04.07 18:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

- 2 - CRM-M-34502-2020 (O&M) the help of a 'gandasi' but the said injury has been declared as a 'simple injury'. It has further been submitted that it is a case of cross-versions wherein petitioner had also sustained an incised wound as would be evident from MLR (Annexure P-2). 3.

Learned State counsel upon instructions from ASI Jaspal Chand has informed that pursuant to interim directions issued by this Court, the petitioner has since joined investigation and that his custodial interrogation is not required and that he is not wanted in any other case.

4.

Having regard to the aforestated position wherein the injury caused to victim/complainant has been opined to be a simple injury and even the petitioner is found to have sustained injury and the petitioner has joined investigation and is not required for custodial interrogation, the petition is accepted and the interim directions issued by this Court vide order dated 15.1.2021 are hereby made absolute subject to the condition that the petitioner shall join investigation as and when called upon to do so and cooperate with the Investigating Officer and shall also abide by the conditions as provided under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C.

7.4.2021 (GURVINDER SINGH GILL) mohan JUDGE Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No MOHAN SINGH 2021.04.07 18:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document