High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/51254/2022dismissed

Jeeto And ORS. v. State Of Punjab

2022-11-15Mr. Justice Anoop Chitkara5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on: 11.11.2022

Pronounced on: 15.11.2022 Jeeto and others

...Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

Present:

Mr. Satnam Singh Gill, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Virat Rana, AAG, Punjab.

**** ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No.

Dated Sections 08.08.2021 Bhargo Camp, 379-B, 34, 201 IPC District Jalandhar The petitioners, incarcerating upon their arrest in the FIR captioned above, have come up before this Court under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking bail.

As per petition, the petitioners have the following criminal history: PETITIONER No. 1 JEETO:

21.04.2018 P.A.U. Ludhiana 06.11.2021 09.09.2012 379 IPC Payal, Ludhiana 10.06.2021 Sadar Khanna 16.03.20210 382, 384, 411, 34 Sadar Khanna

16.

26.05.2011 379, 328, 411, 420 City 1 Khanna 17.

15.09.2021 Division No.2, Jalandhar 18.

16.09.2021 Division No.2, Jalandhar 19.

18.09.2021 379, 420, 201 IPC Division No.7, Jalandhar 20.

27.02.2020 379-B IPC City Phagwara 21.

06.03.2020 379-B IPC City Phagwara, District Kapurthala 22.

10.05.2021 379-B IPC City Phagwara, District Kapurthala 23.

10.10.2021 379, 34 IPC City Phagwara, District Kapurthala 24.

29.07.2021 Zirakpur 25.

12.07.2021 379-B IPC Zirakpur 26.

22.02.2021 379-B, 420 IPC Zirakpur 27.

06.02.2021 379-B IPC Zirakpur 28.

16.01.2012 379-B IPC City Nawashahar 29.

27.07.2012 382 IPC City Balachaur 30.

04.09.2021 379, 411, 201 IPC Sector-5, Panchkula 31.

382 IPC Machhiwara Sahib 32.

11.03.2021 33.

16.09.2012 382 IPC Payal, Ludhiana 34.

05.10.2021 379-B, 201, 34 IPC 35.

03.10.2014 399, 402 IPC Kot Wali, Nabha 36.

04.09.2021 392, 365, 201 IPC Navi Baradari, Jalandhar 37.

14.07.2010 379, 411, 34 IPC City Khanna 38.

16.09.2012 382 IPC Doraha 39.

16.09.2012 382 IPC Malaud 40.

01.08.2012 382 IPC Malaud 41.

16.09.2012 382 IPC Doraha 28.04.2021 Doraha, Ludhiana PETITIONER No.2 GOGA:

27.02.2020 379-B IPC City Phagwara 15.09.2021 Division No.2, Jalandhar 16.09.2021 Division No.2, Jalandhar 18.09.2021 379, 420, 201 IPC Division No.7, Jalandhar 06.03.2020 379-B IPC City Phagwara, District Kapurthala 16.

10.05.2021 379-B IPC City Phagwara, District Kapurthala

17.

10.10.2021 379, 34 IPC City Phagwara, District Kapurthala 18.

29.07.2021 Zirakpur 19.

12.07.2021 379-B IPC Zirakpur 20.

22.02.2021 379-B, 420 IPC Zirakpur 21.

06.02.2021 379-B IPC Zirakpur 22.

379 IPC Zirakpur 23.

04.09.2021 379, 411, 201 IPC Sector-5, Panchkula 24.

05.10.2021 379-B, 201, 34 IPC 25.

04.09.2021 392, 365, 201 IPC Navi Baradari, Jalandhar 26.

06.11.2021 379-B, 34, 201 IPC 27.

11.02.2021 28.

16.09.2021 382 IPC Doraha 29.

28.04.2021 Doraha, Ludhiana PETITIONER No. 3 RAJJI:

10.05.2021 379-B IPC City Phagwara, District Kapurthala 17.

10.10.2021 379, 34 IPC City Phagwara, District Kapurthala 18.

29.07.2021 Zirakpur 19.

12.07.2021 379-B IPC Zirakpur 20.

22.02.2021 379-B, 420 IPC Zirakpur 21.

06.02.2021 379-B IPC Zirakpur 22.

04.09.2021 379, 411, 201 IPC Sector-5, Panchkula 23.

06.11.2021 24.

379 IPC Zirakpur 25.

05.10.2021 379-B, 201, 34 IPC 26.

04.09.2021 392, 365, 201 IPC Navi Baradari, Jalandhar 27.

11.03.2021 The petitioners allegedly visited the complainant's house in a car and asked her whether she was able to recognize, and when the complainant feigned ignorance, then they asked her to get them water and told her to bring water in their tumbler. After that, one of the car's occupants came out under the pretext of handing over the

tumbler, and over powered the complainant, removed her gold bangles, and fled away in their car.

Ld. Counsel for the petitioners contends that the pre-trial incarceration would cause an irreversible injustice to the petitioners and family. While opposing the bail, Ld. counsel representing the State contends that given the criminal past, the accused is likely to indulge in crime once released on bail. REASONING:

In Paramjeet Singh v. State of Punjab, CRM-M 50243 of 2021, this court observed, While considering each bail petition of the accused with a criminal history, it throws an onerous responsibility upon the Courts to act judiciously with reasonableness because arbitrariness is the antithesis of law. The criminal history must be of cases where the accused was convicted, including the suspended sentences and all pending First Information Reports, wherein the bail petitioners stands arraigned as an accused. In reckoning the number of cases as criminal history, the prosecutions resulting in acquittal or discharge, or when Courts quashed the FIR; the prosecution stands withdrawn, or prosecution filed a closure report; cannot be included. Although crime is to be despised and not the criminal, yet for a recidivist, the contours of a playing field are marshy, and graver the criminal history, slushier the puddles.

The allegations reveal that the petitioners are gang members operating in cahoots. A perusal of the petition does not refer to any averment based on which this court is assured that if this recidivist is released on bail, then he shall not indulge in criminal behavior.Given a large number of criminal antecedents, it is most likely that after release on bail, they would again start their nefarious operations. In the facts and circumstances peculiar to this case, and for the reasons mentioned above, the petitioners fail to make a case for bail at this stage. However, the petitioners may file fresh bail petitions on the grounds of prolonged custody. The dismissal of this petition shall not come in the way while considering the fresh petition(s).

9. Even earlier, the petitioners had filed a similar bail petition which was dismissed vide order dated 14.09.2022; there is no change in the circumstances. Any observation made hereinabove is neither an expression of opinion on the merits of the case nor shall the trial Court advert to these comments. Since petitioners are women, this court requests the trial court to expedite the trial on top priority. Registry to inform the concerned court.

Petition dismissed in aforesaid terms. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed. Trial is expedited subject to the condition that the petitioners shall not seek any adjournment and in case, they seek any adjournment, then this order expediting the trial shall stand recalled without any further reference to this Court. Prosecution is also directed not to seek any adjournment.

(ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE 15.11.2022 Jyoti-II Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes Whether reportable:

No.