High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/45756/2019disposed of

Ankit v. State Of Haryana

2019-11-07Mr. Justice Fateh Deep Singh3 pages

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : November 07, 2019 Ankit ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram:

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Fateh Deep Singh Present :

Mr. Bhupender Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Baljinder Virk, DAG, Haryana for the State Fateh Deep Singh, J. (Oral) The allegations against petitioner Ankit in this first bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. filed in case FIR No. 253 dated 25.7.2019, under Sections 354-D, 500, 504, 384, 506 IPC (Sections 295-A, 298, 389, 387, 180, 201 IPC and Section 67 of the IT Act, 2000 added later-on), registered at Police Station Nissing, District Karnal, have been levelled by complainant a lady aged around 40/45 years claiming herself to be Sadhvi. It is alleged that the accused who have been named in the FIR are continuously

-2following her on social media and has named them as Yudhisthar Rana (Brass), Lokesh Rana, Pardeep Raghav (Batta), Rinku Rana (Singhana), Devender Rana (Brass), Lokesh Rana (Kalram) and present petitioner Ankit Rana (Sagga) and have been posting intimidatory material thereon against her leading to registration of the present case in which the petitioner was arrested on 25.9.2019. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter-alia contends that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner in the commission of the alleged offence and that the trial is not likely to conclude in near future.

Learned State counsel on instructions from SI Dalbir Singh does not displaces the facts but has opposed the grant of bail on the grounds that if allowed bail, the petitioner might stifle the trial. Appreciating the submissions, the petitioner is behind the bars and there are no specific allegation and attribution levelled against him in the commission of the offence. Thus, culpability if any would be subject matter of the trial which is not likely to be concluded in near future, no purpose will be served by retaining the petitioner in jail. Accordingly, he is ordered to be released on regular bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Karnal.

-3The present petition stands disposed off accordingly. The observations made herein above shall have no bearing on the merits of the case as these are purely for the disposal of the present bail application.

( Fateh Deep Singh ) November 07, 2019 Judge 'tiwana'

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