CRM-M-13701-2025(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 214 CRM-M-13701-2025(O&M) Date of Decision: 29.04.2025 PARVINDER SINGH ALIAS BHINDA ....Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present : Mr. Manu Sachdeva, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab. MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail in FIR mentioned below:- FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections 04 10.01.2025 Bassi Pathana, District Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab 109, 105, 324(2), 191(3), 190, 351(2) of BNS, 2023 2. Vide order dated 11.03.2025 passed by this Court, the petitioner) was ordered to be released on interim bail and was directed to join investigation. 4. Learned State counsel has filed status report. The same is taken on record and be tagged at the appropriate place. 5. Learned State counsel, on instructions from the Investigating officer, has submitted that the petitioner has joined the investigation on 18.03.2025 and has got recovered the weapon used in Deepak Patwal 2025.05.02 09:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-13701-2025(O&M) 2 the commission of crime. It is further submitted by her for the purpose of obtaining information about the identity of other assailants and for the purpose of recovery of incriminating evidence, his further custodial interrogation is required. 4. Keeping in view the well settled proposition of law to the effect that accused while joining investigation is not expected to make self-incriminating statement under the threat that State may seek withdrawal of the interim protection granted to him. In the considered opinion of this Court, the plea cannot be accepted. The pretrial incarceration of the petitioner is not required. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the order dated 11.03.2025 granting interim bail to the petitioner, is made absolute, subject to compliance of usual terms and conditions requisite for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. It is also made clear that any observation made herein shall not be treated as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case. ( MANISHA BATRA ) 29.04.2025 JUDGE Deepak Patwal 1. Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No 2. Whether reportable Yes/No Deepak Patwal 2025.05.02 09:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document