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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/43257/2020allowed

Jatinder Singh v. State Of Punjab

2021-01-07Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRM-M-43257-2020 (O&M) Date of Decision:-7.1.2021 Jatinder Singh ... Petitioner

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State of Punjab ... Respondent

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. Brijeshwar Singh Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ajay Pal Singh Gill, DAG, Punjab, assisted by ASI Bhupinder Singh.

(proceedings conducted through video conferencing) ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J.(Oral) 1.

The petitioner has filed this petition seeking grant of regular bail in a case registered against him vide FIR No.142 dated 16.06.2020 at Police Station Lopoke, District Amritsar Rural under Section 379-B (2) of Indian Penal Code and Section 25 of Arms Act.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that there has been a substantial change in circumstances ever since the disposal of first bail application inasmuch as the parties have amicably resolved their issues and infact a petition for quashing of the FIR on grounds of compromise has also been filed i.e. CRM-M-35273-2020 in which notice of motion has been issued for 11.2.2021 (Annexure P-4). It has further been submitted that an PANKAJ KAKKAR 2021.01.07 17:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

( 2 ) CRM-M-43257-2020 (O&M) identically situated co-accused namely Davinder Singh @ Gurwinder Singh @ Ginda has already been granted bail on grounds compromise vide order dated 16.12.2020 (Annexure P-5).

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Although learned State counsel has feigned ignorance about the factum of compromise, but a copy of order dated 4.11.2020 (Annexure P-4) has been annexed with the petition from which it is evident that the parties have amicably resolved their issues. In these circumstances, further detention of the petitioner will not serve any useful purpose. The petition, as such, is accepted and the petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of learned trial Court/Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate concerned. 7.1.2021 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill ) pankaj Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No PANKAJ KAKKAR 2021.01.07 17:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document