Deepak Kumar @ Deepal Sahota v. State Of Punjab

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Sr.No.204 Date of Decision: 02.02.2022 Deepak Kumar @ Deepal Sahota

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

(Heard through Video-Conferencing) CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA

Present:

Mr. Munish Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. C.L. Pawar, Sr. DAG, Punjab for the respondent-State.

* * * * MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA, J.

(ORAL) CRM No.841 of 2022 This application has been moved for seeking amendment in the head-note as well as the prayer clause of the main petition to the extent of adding the offence under Section 326 IPC therein. Notice in the application.

At the asking of the Court, learned State counsel accepts the notice.

At this stage, Mr. Gursharan Singh, Advocate, has also joined the proceedings on behalf of the complainant in this case and has forwarded his Power of Attorney to the Court through the 'WhatsApp Group for Video-Conferencing' and its print-out has been placed on the file.

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Learned State counsel as well as learned counsel for the complainant submit that they have no objection in allowing the instant application.

Keeping in view the above-said fact as well as the reasons as mentioned in this application, the same is allowed. Amended head-note as well as the prayer clause (separately filed) are already available on the file and these are taken on the record.

CRM-M No.41719 of 2021 The petitioner herein has sought the relief of anticipatory bail in the criminal case arising out of the FIR bearing No.171 dated 18.09.2021 registered at Police Station Shahpurkandi, District Pathankot, under Sections 323, 324, 307 read with Section 34 IPC wherein the offence under Section 326 IPC is stated to have been added at the time of presentation of the Challan in the Court.

Learned State counsel, on the instructions from ASI Chamba Singh, from the above-said Police Station, apprises the Court that in compliance of the order dated 05.10.2021, as passed by this Court, the petitioner has joined in the investigation and his custodial interrogation is not required and rather, the Challan has already been presented before the competent Court and he (petitioner) is also not involved in any other criminal case of the similar nature.

In view of the above-discussed submission as made by learned State counsel, the instant petition is allowed and the relief of interim bail, as extended to the petitioner named Deepak Kumar @ Deepal

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Sahota by this Court vide the said order dated 05.10.2021, is hereby made absolute.

However, the petitioner shall strictly abide by all the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA) 02.02.2022 JUDGE neetu Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether Reportable No