High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/35630/2019dismissed

Mandeep Singh And ORS v. State Of Punjab

2020-01-14Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-35630-2019 Decided on : 14.01.2020 Mandeep Singh & ors.

...... Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present :

Mr. Tarun Jhatta, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Devaki Anand Sullar, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Tarun Sharma, Advocate for the complainant.

**** Manjari Nehru Kaul, J.

Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 438 Cr.PC is for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.50 dated 04.06.2019 registered under Sections 354, 323, 148, 149 IPC (Sections 3 and 4 of SC & ST Act added later on) at Police Station Zira, District Ferozepur. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners are innocent people and the present FIR is due to political vendetta as the petitioners belongs to Akali Party. It is further contended that a perusal of the FIR also reveals that a concocted story has been falsely put forth as in the original FIR, which was registered from which no offence punishable under SC/ST Act could be made out.

Learned State counsel while opposing the bail application submits that there are serious allegations against the petitioners, who manhandled the Sarpanch Paramjit Kaur, who belonged to Majbi Sikh caste and tried to outrage her modesty when she along with other residents of SONIA BURA 2020.01.17 14:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document chandigarh

CRM-M-35630-2019 -2village Shah Bukkar had gone for demarcation of the panchayat land in the village.

In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, no ground for granting anticipatory bail is made out as offence punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of SC/ST Act stands added in the FIR and there is complete bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed.

(MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) JUDGE 14.01.2020 sonia Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable :

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