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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/56573/2023allowed

Ranjit Kaur And Another v. State Of Punjab

2024-02-13Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 2024:PHHC:019634 CRM-M-56573-2023 Date of decision: February 13th, 2024 Ranjit Kaur and another .....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Atul Jain, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Amit Rana, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Petitioners are seeking the concession of anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. in case bearing Rapat No.18 dated 09.06.2018 under Sections 323, 324, 325, 326, 506, 148, 149 of the IPC in FIR No.164 dated 27.05.2018 under Sections 323, 324, 325, 452, 447, 506, 511, 148, 149 of the IPC registered at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala.

2.

Vide order dated 09.11.2023, the petitioners had been granted interim anticipatory bail with direction to join investigation and the relevant part of the said order reads as under:- "Learned counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that it is a case of version and cross-version, wherein both the sides received injuries at the hands of each other. It has been further submitted that as per the allegations levelled in the cross-version, the petitioners have been attributed only simple injury with a wooden stick on the person of complainantJaswinder Kaur." PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.02.13 17:31 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document.

Chandigarh

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in compliance of order dated 09.11.2023, the petitioners have joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. 4.

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

5.

In view of the above, the petition is allowed and interim order dated 09.11.2023, is made absolute subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

February 13th, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.02.13 17:31 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document.

Chandigarh