Rajesh Kaler @ Rajesh Kumar vs State of Punjab

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 622

ANOOP CHITKARA
Rajesh Kaler @ Rajesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Harsh Goyal, Advocate; For the Petitioner
For the Respondent: Mr. A.D.S. Sukhija, Addl. A.G., Punjab.

JUDGMENT

Mr. Anoop Chitkara, J.

FIR No.	Dated	Police Station	Sections
1	10.02.2017	Economic Offences Wing, Vigilance Bureau, District Ludhiana	409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 201, 120-B IPC and 13(1) (d) and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Apprehending arrest in the FIR captioned above, the petitioner, who in the year 2015-2016 was posted as Patwari in village Singriwal and allegedly showed inflated rates to help the land owners to get higher compensation from Competent Authority for Land Acquisition, headed by Anand Sagar Sharma, who was the Kingpin, had come up before this Court seeking anticipatory bail.

2. On 09.01.2024, on the extreme resistance by the State's counsel, this Court did not grant interim bail to the petitioner but stayed his arrest, and the said interim order is continuing to date.

3. The facts of the case are being taken from the reply dated 14.02.2024 filed by the concerned Deputy Superintendent of Police, which reads as follows:

1. That it is pertinent to mention here that the FIR No. 01 dated 10.02.2017, registered Under Section 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B IPC and Section 13 (1) (d) 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Ac