Gursimran Singh vs State Of Punjab - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 1858

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1858

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
KULDEEP TIWARI
Gursimran Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. K.J. Mullanpur, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. Raghav Garg, AAG, Punjab

JUDGMENT :

Kuldeep Tiwari, J.

Through the instant petition, the petitioner craves for indulgence of this Court for his being enlarged on regular bail, in case FIR No.274 dated 20.12.2023, under Sections 406 and 420 of IPC, registered at Police Station Kharar, Distrcit SAS Nagar, Punjab.

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE PETITIONER

2. The prosecution agency was set into motion on a complaint made by Manpreet Singh, who is distant relative of the present petitioner, with the allegations that he had paid Rs. 14.5 lacs, in cash to the present petitioner, in presence of Netar Singh, and Sarabjit Kaur, in installments in the month of September, 2021, under the pretext that the petitioner will get him a job in the Police Department. The Whatsapp chat in this regard, was also produced by the complainant during investigation, and from the Whatsapp chat, the investigating agency concluded that, it was the petitioner, who induced the complainant, that he will get him a job, as he has links with the higher officials of the Police Department.

SUBMISSIONS OF LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner, in his asking for the hereinabove extracted relief, has made the following s