(2020) Law Today Live Doc. Id. 15533 = 2020 L.A.R. (e-Suppl.) 1505
Decided on: 26.10.2020
Through Video Conference
Present:
Mr. Vikram Anand, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Amar Ashok Pathak, Addl.AG, Punjab.
Mr. Dinesh Mahajan, Advocate for the complainant.
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), Section 34, 452, 307, 323, 324, 120-B – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), Section 438 -- Attempt to murder – Anticipatory bail -- Petitioner alongwith some other persons had attacked son of the complainant and the role attributed to the petitioner was datar blow on the left thumb of the victim -- Interim protection was granted to the petitioner and joined investigation and has co-operated with the investigation process and the recovery has already been made – He is no longer required for custodial investigation -- Petition allowed.
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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (ORAL) –
1. Present petition has been filed for seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.89, dated 22.08.2019 for the offences punishable under Sections 452, 307, 323, 324, 120-B and 34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Ghuman, District Batala, Gurdaspur.
2. As per FIR the petitioner alongwith some other persons had attacked son of the complainant namely, Maninderjeet Singh and as per the allegations, the role attributed to the petitioner was datar blow on the left thumb of the victim. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was innocent and has been wrongly roped in the present FIR. On 16.12.2019 this Court had granted interim protection to the petitioner and directed him to surrenter before the police and join investigation within two weeks.
3. Today, learned State counsel on instructions of ASI Sukhdev Singh states that petitioner has joined investigation and has co-operated with the investigation process and the recovery has already been made. He has further submitted that he is no longer required for custodial investigation.
4. In view of the above, present petition is allowed. Order dated 16.12.2019 is hereby made absolute.
Petition allowed.
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