JUDGMENT :

Mr. Anoop Chitkara, J.

1. A woman, aged 75 years, who holds a degree in MD in pediatrics and has served as a Pediatrics as well a Professor in various prestigious medical colleges and hospitals, suffering from advanced carcinoma, apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above, has come up before this Court under Section 438 CrPC seeking anticipatory bail.

2. In paragraph 11 of the bail petition, the accused declares that she has no criminal antecedents.

3. Petitioner’s counsel prays for bail by imposing any stringent conditions and further contends that custodial interrogation and pre-trial incarceration would cause irreversible injustice to the petitioner and family. Counsel for the petitioner has also permitted the Court to mention the petitioner’s disease.

4. State’s counsel opposes the bail.

5. Vide order dated 22.03.2024, this Court stayed the petitioner’s arrest and, considering her critical health condition, permitted her to join the investigation through