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GURVINDER SINGH GILL
Harsher Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. (Oral)
This order shall dispose of aforesaid 2 petitions i.e. CRM-M-52152-2022 filed on behalf of Harsher Singh, Ramandeep Kaur & Rimplejeet Kaur as well as CRM-M-59005-2022 filed on behalf of Ranjit Singh @ Ranjit Singh Patwari, seeking grant of anticipatory bail in respect of a case registered vide FIR No.20 dated 19.10.2022 at Police Station Vigilance Bureau Range, Amritsar, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 420 , 465, 468, 471 & 120-B IPC.
2. The allegations, in nutshell, are that land comprised in Khasra Murabba No.42 min, Village Darya Mansoor, Tehsil Ajnala, District Amritsar falls under the course of Ravi river and is owned by Punjab Government's Reclamation and Rehabilitation Department. River Ravi keeps on changing its course and sometimes the river flows over the said land and sometimes changes its course. Out of the total of 207 kanals of said land, land measuring 160 kanals is shown to be in possession of Brijnev Singh and Harsher Singh ever since before the year 1988. But as a matter of fact, 80 kanals of the said land has been proved to be in possession of complainant - Sukha Singh since the last 3-4 yea
The seriousness of economic offences, the deliberate design and cool calculation involved, and the need for a different approach in the matter of bail for economic offences.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the decision to grant anticipatory bail was based on the lack of substantial evidence linking the petitioner to the alleged offenses and incon....
The court granted bail based on the prolonged custody of the petitioner and the nature of evidence being documentary, mitigating the risk of tampering.
The seriousness of economic offenses and the need for a different approach in bail matters, as highlighted in relevant legal provisions and interpretations, influenced the court's decision to dismiss....
The court held that allegations of forgery and conspiracy against revenue officers necessitate a trial, as their actions involved potential criminal liability despite claims of following official dut....
Government officials must act in accordance with legal mandates, and failure to do so, especially in corruption cases, justifies denial of bail and necessitates custodial interrogation.
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