Veerpal Kaur v. State Of Punjab

Prayer in the present petition n filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 202 23, is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.163 date ed 06.11.2020, registered at Pol lice Station Longowal, District Sangrur, un nder Sections 302, 460, 458, 109 9, 120-B and 34 IPC (Sections 460, 458 an nd 109 IPC added later on).

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Learned counsel contends th at the petitioner has been in custody for r 5 years and 4 months. She a alleges false implication. The allegations against her is of having called co-accused Rajinder, who had come along gwith 4 other unknown pers sons, who allegedly attacked deceased-Sa atbir Singh. The aforesaid co-ac ccused has since been granted bail by this Court, vide order dated 05.08.2 2025, Annexure P-2. No other

overt act has been attributed to her.

The custody certificate dated 10.03.2026, filed by the learned State counsel is taken on record. As per the same, the petitioner is behind bars for 5 years and 4 months.

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Learned State counsel opposes the bail on the ground that there are specifically allegations against the petitioner of having connived with co-accused Rajinder and she was named in the FIR. However, she is unable to controvert the submissions with regard to stage of the case; the petitioner being not involved in any other case and the co-accused having been released on bail.

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Heard.

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(i) The petitioner will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.

(ii) The petitioner will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witnesses.

(iii) The petitioner will appear before the trial Court on each and every date fixed, unless is exempted by a specific order of Court.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which, she is an accused, or for commission of which he is suspected of.

(v) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly coerce, induce, threaten or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence in any manner.

(vi) The petitioner shall not in any manner misuse his liberty.

(vii) The petitioner shall furnish her address and mobile number by way of an affidavit to the trial Court and not change the same till conclusion of trial and if for any reasons, she seeks to change either of the aforesaid, it shall be done only with prior information to the learned trial Court. (viii) The petitioner shall not leave the country without prior permission of the trial Court.

(ix) The trial Court/Duty Magistrate may impose any other condition, as deemed appropriate while releasing the petitioner.

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It is made abundantly clear that in case there is any breach of the aforesaid conditions, the State shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail as granted to the petitioner by this order. 9.

In view of the above, it is clarified that the observations made herein above are limited for the purpose of present proceedings and

would not be construed as any opinion on the merits of the case and the trial would proceed independently of the aforesaid observations.