Harmanjit Singh vs State Of Punjab - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 1762

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1762

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
ANOOP CHITKARA
Harmanjit Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. Gurpartap Singh Bhullar, A.A.G., Punjab.

JUDGMENT :

Anoop Chitkara, J. -

FIR No.	Dated	Police Station	Sections
26	21.03.2024	Payal, District Ludhiana	452, 323, 324, 506, 148, 149 IPC (326 IPC added later on)

1. The petitioner 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 he has no criminal antecedents.

3. It is a case of version or cross-version. Initially, the police had reached the spot and on the basis of complaint filed against the petitioner which is registered in FIR (Annexure P-1) which reads as follows:

4. After recording of the statement, the investigator had arrested some of the accused and came to know that petitioner -Harmanjit Singh had been taken to Civil Hospital, Payal. On reaching there, petitioner- Harmanjit Singh made a statement to the investigator, based on which, DDR No.20 was recorded (Annexure P-2), which reads as follows:

5. Since the petitioner was under treatment, the investigator in their wisdom decided not to arrest him. After that, the petitioner apprehended arrest and had filed an anticipatory bail before the Sessions Court which was dismissed and subsequentl