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2022 Supreme(P&H) 123

ANOOP CHITKARA
Gurdev Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Jagdish Singh Mahal, Advocate, for the Appellant; Mr. Amitoj Singh Dhaliwal, DAG, Punjab, for the Respondent

JUDGMENT

Anoop Chitkara, J.

FIR No.

Dated

Police Station

Sections

32

06.05.2022

Kalanaur, District Gurdaspur

420, 465, 467, 468, 471 IPC

1. The petitioner apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above has come up before this Court under Section 438 Cr.P.C seeking anticipatory bail.

2. In paragraph 9 of the bail petition, the accused declares that he has no criminal antecedents.

3. The allegations are of mortgage in the year 2005 and its redemption and re-mortgage.

4. Ld. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the custodial investigation would serve no purpose whatsoever, and the pre-trial incarceration would cause an irreversible injustice to the petitioner and family.

5. Ld. counsel representing the State opposes bail.

REASONING:

6. Apart from probably criminal offences, the dispute is also of civil nature and given this there would be no justification for pre-trial incarceration more so because the incidence is quite old, coupled with the other facts and circumstances peculiar to the case. The petitioner is a first offender, and one of the relevant factors would be to provide an opportunity to course-correct. Even a prima facie perusal of paragraph 4 of the bail petition needs consideration f

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