IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 213 CRM-M-1604-2025 Date of decision: April 24, 2025 KULDEEP SINGH @ MANAK SINGH ...Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present: Ms. Surbhi Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Rana, Sr. DAG, Punjab with ASI Harjinder Singh. MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 seeking grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.0020 dated 03.05.2024 under Sections 326, 324, 323, 341, 148, 149 of the IPC registered at Police Station Lakhewali, District Sri Muktsar Sahib (Annexure P-1). 2. After issuing notice of motion on 15.01.2025, the petitioner had been granted interim bail by this Court vide, with direction to join investigation and the relevant part of the order dated 15.01.2025 reads as under:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that it is a case of version and cross version; it is the complainant party in the FIR version which came to the house of the petitioner and set it ablaze. It has still further been contended that the petitioner has been attributed a simple injury on non-vital part of the body of complainant-Tejveer Singh, i.e. his left arm.” Jaspreet Kaur 2025.04.24 18:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh CRM-M-1604-2025 -2- 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner reiterates that the petitioner has attributed only a simple injury on non-vital body part of the complainant. He submits that in compliance of order dated 15.01.2025, the petitioner has joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. 4. Learned State counsel, on instructions, does not dispute the factum of the petitioner having joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. He, on further instructions, submits that the petitioner is not required for further investigation, much less for their custodial interrogation. 5. In view of the above, the petition is allowed, and interim order dated 15.01.2025 is made absolute, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./482(2) BNSS. April 24, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Jaspreet Kaur JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No Jaspreet Kaur 2025.04.24 18:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh