High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/56086/2024allowed

Vinod Sharma And ANR v. State Of Punjab

2024-12-10Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-56086-2024 Date of decision: 10.12.2024 VINOD SHARMA AND ANOHTER ....Petitioners V/s STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Navdeep Singh, DAG, Punjab.

***** MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) 1.

Prayer in the instant petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in case FIR No.132 dated 19.10.2024 under Sections 333, 115(2), 191(2), 190, 351(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, registered at Police Station Sri Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar. 2.

On the last date of hearing i.e. 11.11.2024, while noticing the following submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, a Coordinate Bench of this Court had granted the concession of interim bail to the petitioners and asked them to join investigation:- "Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that all the offences are bailable except Section 333 BNS. He further submits that the petitioners are ready to join investigation." 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in compliance of order dated 11.11.2024, the petitioners have joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency.

POONAM RATHORE 2024.12.10 18:37 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court Chandigarh

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Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Rakesh Kumar, does not dispute the factum of the petitioners having joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. He, on further instructions, submits that it is a case of no injury and has not disputed the submissions made by the counsel opposite that no specific injury has been attributed to the petitioners and they 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 11.11.2024, is made absolute subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./482(2) of BNSS, 2023.

(MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) JUDGE December 10, 2024 poonam Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No POONAM RATHORE 2024.12.10 18:37 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document High Court Chandigarh