Harbhajan Kaur v. State Of Punjab
CRM-M-38604-2025 (O&M) 1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH 115+207 CRM-M-38604-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 28.11.2025 Harbhajan Kaur ....Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab
...Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present :
Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner.
Mr. Jasraj Singh, Advocate, for the complainant. ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) CRM-47534-2025
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Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0266 dated 09.11.2024, registered under Sections 103, 331(6) & 351(2) of # $%$$ !&!'
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Learned counsel contends that the petitioner, 60 year old, has been in custody for 1 year and 13 days. She has been falsely implicated in the case. The main allegations are against the accused Mandeep Singh of having inflicted injuries to the deceased with the knife. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of the daughter of the deceased and came to be involved in the case by way of a supplementary statement. Charges have been framed on 01.08.2025, however, out of 15 prosecution witnesses, two private witnesses have been examined. She
CRM-M-38604-2025 (O&M) 2 is not involved in any other case.
3.
The custody certificate dated 27.11.2025, filed by the learned State counsel is taken on record. As per the same, the petitioner is behind bars for 1 year and 13 days.
4.
Learned State counsel and learned counsel for the complainant oppose the bail on the ground that there are specific allegations against the petitioner of having connived with the main accused, who is her son on account of which she gave effect to the offence. However, they are unable to controvert the submissions with regard to stage of the trial and the petitioner being not involved in any other case.
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Heard.
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The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail, subject to furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court/Duty Magistrate concerned, if not required in any other case and shall abide by the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.
(ii) The petitioner will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witnesses.
(iii) The petitioner will appear before the trial Court on each and every date fixed, unless is exempted by a specific
CRM-M-38604-2025 (O&M) 3 order of Court.
(iv) The petitioner shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which, she is an accused, or for commission of which she is suspected of.
(v) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly coerce, induce, threaten or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/ her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence in any manner.
(vi) The petitioner shall not in any manner misuse her liberty.
(vii) The petitioner shall furnish his address and mobile number by way of an affidavit to the trial Court and not change the same till conclusion of trial and if for any reasons, she seeks to change either of the aforesaid, it shall be done only with prior information to the learned trial Court.
(viii) The petitioner shall not leave the country without prior permission of the trial Court.
(ix) The trial Court/Duty Magistrate may impose any other condition, as deemed appropriate while releasing the petitioner.
8.
It is made abundantly clear that in case there is any breach of the aforesaid conditions, the State shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail as granted to the petitioner by this order.
9.
In view of the above, it is clarified that the observations made herein above are limited for the purpose of present proceedings and would not be construed as any opinion on the merits of the case and the trial would proceed independently of the aforesaid observations.
(AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 28.11.2025 dinesh Whether speaking/reasoned :
Yes / No Whether reportable :
Yes / No