Shagun Preet Singh vs State Of Punjab

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2022 Supreme(P&H) 316

ANOOP CHITKARA
Shagun Preet Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Vinod Ghai, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Kanika Ahuja, Advocate Ms. Kirti Ahuja, Advocate Mr. Gaurav Dutta, Advocate Mr. Edward Augustine Goeorge, Advocate Mr. Manish Modi, Advocate Ms. Shrishti Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Nikhil Singh, Advocate, for the Appellant; Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. R.S. Rai, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Manpreet Singh Dhaliwal, Advocate Mr. Paras Talwar, Advocate Ms. Rubina Virmani, Advocate Mr. Tushan Rawal, Advocate Mr. Gagandeep Rana, Advocate Mr. Siddharth Gupta, Advocate and for the complainant, for the Respondent

JUDGMENT

Anoop Chitkara, J.

FIR No.

Dated

Police Station

Sections

168

07.08.2021

Mataur, District SAS Nagar

(Mohali), Punjab

Sections 302 and 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 [IPC] and Sections 25 &27 of Arms Act, 1959 (Sections 120-B and 473 IPC added later on)

1. The petitioner, Shagun Preet Singh, apprehending arrest in the above captioned FIR, on the allegations of conspiring with others to get sharpshooters, making arrangements for their stay and providing conveyance to the assailants, who, on Aug 7, 2021, at the petitioner's instance fired multiple shots on Vicky Middukhera at Mohali, Punjab, causing his death, has come up before this court under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [CrPC], seeking anticipatory bail.

2. In paragraph 22 of the bail petition, the petitioner declares that he has no criminal antecedents.

3. The Station House Officer of the above-mentioned police station recorded the statement under section 154 CrPC of Ajaypal Singh Midhukhera, the brother of the deceased Vikramjeet Singh alias Vicky Midhukhera, wherein he informed that on 7th Aug 2021, Vicky Midhukhera had gone to the office of a property consultant at Sector 71, Mohali. After some time, the compl