Gurleen Kaur v. State Of Punjab
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
(O&M) Date of Decision: 11.01.2023 ....Petitioner
Versus
...Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present :
Mr. M.K. Dhot, Advocate for the petitioner.
HARSH BUNGER, J. (Oral) Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.94 dated 03.08.2022 registered under Sections 420, 406 and 120-B of Indian Penal code, 1860 at Police Station Sadar Sangrur, District Sangrur. On 31.08.2022, the following order was passed by this Court :-
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$ !4"5 , #,= Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the aforesaid order, the petitioner has joined the investigation. Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Sukhvir Singh has not disputed the aforesaid fact of joining the investigation by the petitioner and submits that her custodial interrogation is not required at this stage.
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Since the petitioner has joined the investigation and her custodial interrogation is not required at this stage, the present petition is allowed and the ad-interim order dated 31.08.2022 passed by this Court is made absolute.
However, the petitioner shall continue to join the investigation as and when required to do so and abide by all the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.
It is made clear that if the petitioner fails to comply with any of the bail conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C, the State would
-"- be at liberty to move an application for cancellation of this anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner.
Nothing expressed here-in-above shall be construed to be an observation on merits of the case and the facts and circumstances recorded above are only for consideration of the prayer for anticipatory bail at this stage.
The petition is accordingly disposed of.
11.01.2023 (HARSH BUNGER) Amandeep JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned:
Yes/No Whether reportable:
Yes/No