High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/36388/2019allowed

Lovepreet Singh @ Love v. State Of Punjab

2020-01-27Mr. Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill2 pages

CRM-M No. 36388 of 2019 -1In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CRM-M No. 36388 of 2019 Date of Decision: 27.1.2020 Lovepreet Singh @ Love ......Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARNARESH SINGH GILL

Present:

Mr. D.S.Kahlon, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG, Punjab.

**** HARNARESH SINGH GILL , J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks regular bail in FIR No. 57 dated 5.5.2018 under Sections 302, 323, 324, 341, 148, 149 IPC registered at Police Station Majitha, Tehsil and District and Amritsar.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during trial, two main witnesses i.e. complainant PW-2 Gurbhej Singh and PW-1 Jugraj Singh, brother of the deceased have resiled from their earlier statements. He further submits that the petitioner has been in custody from the last one year and eight months.

Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Sukhwant Singh, submits that even though two witnesses have resiled but supplementary challan has been presented and other witnesses are yet to be examined.

The petitioner has been in custody for the last one year and GURPREET SINGH 2020.01.27 17:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document chandigarh eight months. The trial will take time to conclude. No useful purpose would

CRM-M No. 36388 of 2019 -2be served by keeping the petitioner behind the bars. Without commenting anything on the merits of the case, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate.

If during the course of supplementary challan, PW-1 and PW-2 support the prosecution version, respondent-State is at liberty to move an appropriate application at that stage.

(HARNARESH SINGH GILL) JUDGE January 27, 2020 Gurpreet Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No GURPREET SINGH 2020.01.27 17:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document chandigarh