Ravneet Kaur v. State Of Haryana
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Date of Decision: 01.08.2024 Ravneet Kaur
...Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana
...Respondent
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA
Present:
Petitioner-in-person (through V.C.).
Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Sr. D.A.G., Haryana.
Ms. Apoorva Arya, Advocate for Mr. Jagmohan Ghumman, Advocate for the complainant.
**** ANOOP CHITKARA, J.
FIR No.
Dated Police Station Sections 03.10.2022 Shivaji Nagar, District Gurugram, Haryana 186, 332, 341, 353, 506 IPC 1.
The petitioner apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above has come up before this Court under Section 438 CrPC, 1973 seeking anticipatory bail. 2.
Vide order dated 23.11.2022, the petitioner was granted interim anticipatory bail and the said order is continuing till date.
3.
Facts of the case are being taken from reply dated 16.04.2023 filed by Assistant Commissioner of Police which reads as follows:- "The prosecution case is that on 03.10.2022 complaint Himanshu Yadav came present at Police Station Shivaji Nagar, Gurugram and submitted his complaint mentioning therein that he is posted as Assistant District Attorney in the District Court Gurugram and attach with the court of Sh. Vikrant, Judicial Magistrate First Class Gurugram. On 01.10.2022 at about 3.45 when he was busy in his work at the court than one lady namely Ravneet Bhatti came to him in the court room and started shouting at him. She started abusing him profusely and said you see l implicate you in rape case.
On which the judge scolded the girl and said that madam you are obstructing the court proceedings. Whatever is your personal matter, you should short it out from court premises and you should let the public prosecutor do his work. After that she stood outside the court room and at about 4.45 PM when he coming out of the court room fro official work during his duty Ranveet Bhatti suddenly came and ran to slap him, that's why he moved back, so that her hand touched his left hand by touching his cheek and only then nayab court Surender saved him from Ravneet Bhatt. At that time all the court staff was present in the court. Nayab Court Surender called at Police Station Shivahji Nagar Gurugram and informed to the SHO about the incident and requested for deputing lady official at the court immediately.
After that the police came and tried to pacify Ranveet Bhatti, but she did not agree and behaved indecently with the policemen as well. It is request that a case under section 332, 353, 341, 186, 506 IPC may be registered against Ranveet Bhatti as she obstructed official work while on official duty and assaulted him and threatened to kill him.
3.
That on the basis of above complaint case FIR No. 1589 dated 03.10.2022 under sections 186, 332, 341, 353, 506 IPC was registered at Police Station Shivaji Nagar, Gurugram and the same is being investigated fairly and diligently by the investigating officer."
4.
Petitioner submits that she herself is an Advocate and is fully aware about Court decorum and she never misbehaved and created nuisance at any Court room and further CCTV cameras were also installed.
5.
State counsel as well as counsel for the complainant opposes the bail on the ground that she has extended threat to the family members of the complainant and raised demand of Rs.10 lacs and prays for cancellation of bail granted by this Court by referring to CRM No.49340 of 2022.
6.
An analysis of above arguments would lead to the outcome that the petitioner is herself an Advocate and she knows the decorum of the Court and there is nothing on record to prove that she misbehaved or created any scene nor there is any CCTV footage of the same.
7.
In the entirety of facts and circumstances of the case, there is no justification for custodial interrogation or pre-trial incarceration. 8.
The petition is allowed. Interim order dated 23.11.2022 is made absolute. CRM No.49340 of 2022 stands dismissed. All pending applications, if any also stands disposed. (ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE 01.08.2024 Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable:
No.