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101 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-20558-2025 Date of Decision: April 17, 2025 Sourav Saini …Pe--oner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Umesh Kumar Kanwar, Advocate for the peoner. DEEPAK GUPTA
, J.(Oral)
By way of present peon filed under Secon 482 of BNSS, 2023, peoner prays for grant of ancipatory bail in a case arising out of FIR No.41 dated 21.03.2025, under Secons 109, 115(2), 126(2), 191(3) and 190 of BNS, registered at Police Staon Division No.2 Pathankot, District Pathankot. 2. FIR was lodged on the complaint of Anirudh Singh @ Munna, as per which on 19.03.2025, he along with his friend Akshit Sharma was taking meal in a restaurant when peoner along with his friends – Vandan Sharma and Rajat Malhotra came to their table. As one of them pinched the cheeks of the complainant, hot words were exchanged and Vandan Sharma threatened the complainant and his friend. It is alleged that a:er the complainant and his friend came out of the restaurant, peoner and his friends starng following them. Complainant party tried to save themselves by entering a locked kothi and hid themselves in the same, but peoner along with Vandan Sharma and 05 unidenfied persons armed with weapons came there. They caused numerous injuries to the complainant including datar blow by Vandan Sharma on back side of his head. Peoner is a=ributed to have given datar blow on the right leg of the complainant. 3. It is contended by learned counsel for the peoner that peoner has been falsely implicated; that peoner had also received injuries in the incident and there is no explanaon on the part of the complainant as to how the peoner received injuries. Learned counsel further submits that injury a=ributed to the peoner does not match with the medico legal report and so in the circumstances, peoner deserves to be given the benefit of ancipatory bail as he is ready to join the invesgaon. Sarita Rani 2025.04.17 14:03 I attest to the accuracy of this document/order
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4. Noce of moon. 5. Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab accepts noce on behalf of the respondent-State. 6.
Learned State counsel has pointed out that as many as 06 injuries found on the person of complainant – Anirudh Singh @ Munna as per the medico legal report, were caused by blunt weapon. It is further submi=ed that peoner along with others a=acked the complainant and his friend when they were hiding in a kothi to save themselves and peoner is also specifically a=ributed to have caused injuries to the complainant. Learned State counsel submits that the interrogaon of the peoner will be required to recover the weapon of crime. 7. Having considered submissions of both the sides; the manner in which crime has been commi=ed; and the role a=ributed to the peoner, this Court is not inclined to grant the benefit of ancipatory bail to the peoner. As such, present peon is hereby dismissed. April 17, 2025
(DEEPAK GUPTA) sarita
JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No
Sarita Rani 2025.04.17 14:03 I attest to the accuracy of this document/order