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Punjab-Haryana High Court
Harjot Singh Pander vs State Of Punjab on 17 April, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
102 CRM-M No.20568 of 2025
Date of decision : 17.04.2025
Harjot Singh Pander
... Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab
.. Respondent
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H. S. GREWAL
Present:- Mr. Pawandeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Eklavya Darshi, DAG, Punjab.
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H.S. Grewal, J.
The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 seeking anticipatory bail in FIR
No.209 dated 11.10.2023 under Sections 365, 323, 324, 325, 341, 148, 149, 506
IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar Ludhiana, Police Commissionerate
District Ludhiana.
2. The allegation against the petitioner is that he had given certain
injuries to the complainant while the complainant was illegally detained in
custody and the petitioner had tied cloth to the mouth of the complainant and
put water in his mouth. It is further contended that the petitioner did not have
any direct motive and the motive was with the wife of the complainant namely,
Manpreet Kaur who has been granted bail.
3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the grant
of bail on the ground that the petitioner has actively participated in the
occurrence and photographic evidence is also available. Moreover, the
petitioner has been evading arrest since the date of lodging of the FIR in
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question. Although his co-accused have been granted regular bail, the petitioner
never came up and joined investigation and has been approaching the higher
official(s) with a request to investigate the case.
4. I have heard learned counsel for both the parties and have
considered the allegations against the petitioner. The allegations are serious in
nature as the petitioner has actively been involved in illegally detaining the
complainant and as such, he does not deserve the concession of anticipatory
bail.
5. Therefore, the present petition stands dismissed. Since the FIR in
the present case pertains to the year 2023, liberty reserved to the petitioner to
surrender before the trial Court concerned within a period of 07 days and on his
doing so and further in case he approaches the trial Court for grant of bail, the
trial Court is directed to consider his bail application within a period of 03 days.
(H.S. GREWAL)
JUDGE
April 17, 2025
Sonia Puri
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether Reportable : Yes/No
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