X (36426) vs State of Punjab - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 1225

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1225

SUMEET GOEL
X (36426) – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appearing Parties :Mr. Paras Jagga Advocate , Mr. Anup Singh AAG, Punjab

JUDGMENT :

Mr. Sumeet Goel, J. (Oral):- Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.51 dated 01.8.2023, under Sections 376 of IPC (Section 506 IPC added later on) and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (Amended 2019), registered at Police Station Bhadson, District Patiala.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out in the present petition by the petitioner) is as follows:-

‘At this time this one statement of XXXX has been received for registration of FIR against XXXX the subject of which is,” Stated that I am a resident of the said address and do housework. I had 4 children out of which two boys and 2 girls were born. That my elder boy named XXXX, younger girl XXXX, younger XXXX and the youngest boy named XXXX were born to him. My both girls are always married and my both sons are dead. My elder son XXXX got separated from my daughter-in-law XXXX in 2013. My son XXXX died in the year 2018. I have a daughter XXXX aged about 15 years who lives with me in my house, who told me today that our village boy XXXX, wh