Vidya Dilip Kulkarni v. State Of Punjab And Another

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRM-M-59917-2022 (O&M) Date of order: 24.07.2023 Vidya Dilip Kulkarni .....Petitioner(s) Vs.

State of Punjab & Another .....Respondent(s)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Akhilesh Vyas, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Jashanpreet Singh, DAG Punjab.

Mr. H.S. Rai, Advocate for Mr. Sunny Piplani, Advocate for the complainant.

***** Nidhi Gupta, J.

Prayer in the present petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a case FIR No.58 dated 01.05.2022 registered under Sections 406, 498-A and 506 IPC at Police Station Mataur, District SAS Nagar (Annexure P1).

2.

On 01.03.2023, this Court had passed the following order:- "Mr. Sunny Piplant, Advocate has appeared on behalf of respondent No.2 and filed Vakalatnana, which is taken on record. Status report be filed by the respondent - State by the adjourned date.

Adjourned to 22.03.2023.

2023:PHHC:094012 Page 2 of 3 In the meantime arrest of the petitioner is stayed subject to the joining of investigation, till the next date of hearing. To be heard along with connected case i.e. CRM-M3224-2023." 3.

Learned State counsel, on states that in terms of the order passed by co-ordinate Bench of this Court, reproduced above, the petitioner has joined the investigation and no further interrogation is required at this stage.

4.

In view of the above, the order dated 01.03.2023 granting interim bail to the petitioner is made absolute. 5.

However, the petitioner shall abide by following conditions:- i) He shall join the investigation as and when required by the Investigating Officer.

ii) He shall not offer any threat, promise or inducement to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing the same to the Investigating Officer/Court; and iii) He shall not leave the limits of this country without prior permission of the Court.

6.

In case at any given point of time hereinafter, it is felt by the investigating agency that the petitioner is required for the investigation

2023:PHHC:094012 Page 3 of 3 but is not cooperating, they will be at liberty to approach this Court for passing appropriate orders.

24.07.2023 (Nidhi Gupta) Sunena Judge Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No