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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/42843/2024allowed

Sonia Alias Sunita v. State Of Haryana

2025-01-20Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-42843-2024 Date of decision: January 20th, 2025 Sonia @ Sunita .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Mahir Sood, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rajat Gautam, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is seeking the concession of anticipatory bail in FIR No.144 dated 20.06.2024 under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at Police Station City Panipat. 2.

Vide order dated 02.09.2024, the petitioner had been granted interim anticipatory bail with direction to join investigation and the relevant part of the said order reads as under:- "Learned counsel, inter alia, contends that totally false allegations have been levelled against the petitioner of alluring the complainant into marrying of his son with one Jyoti. Learned counsel submits that it is highly improbable that on the alleged lure given, the complainant would have agreed to marry of his son with Jyoti without verifying her antecedents. It has been submitted that the petitioner is not involved in any other criminal case and even otherwise the lure was of only Rs.65,000/-."

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in compliance of order dated 02.09.2024, the petitioner has joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.01.20 15:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

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Learned State counsel, on instructions, does not dispute the factum of the petitioner having joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. He, on further instructions, submits that the petitioner is not required for further investigation much less for her custodial interrogation.

5.

In view of the above, the petition is allowed and interim order dated 02.09.2024, is made absolute subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./482(2) BNSS.

January 20th, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.01.20 15:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh