Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.
No.M-9110 of 2014 Date of Decision : May 01, 2014 Devi Ram .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE T.P.S.MANN Present : Mr.Vikas Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner.
Ms.Priyanka Dalal, Deputy A.G., Haryana for respondent No.1-State.
T.P.S.MANN, J.
(Oral) Prayer made in the petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in complaint case No.403 RBT/23.2.2010/1.6.2011 titled “Rajbir V/s Devi Ram and others”.
under Sections 420/467/468/471/120-B IPC pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Palwal.
Upon notice, only the State-respondent No.1 put in appearance.
On the last date of hearing, fresh notice was issued to respondent No.2.
As per the office report qua the ordinary process as well as dasti process, which has been returned by counsel for the petitioner in the Court, respondent No.2 refused to accept the notice and, accordingly, a copy of the notice was affixed at his door.
Criminal Misc.
No.M-9110 of 2014 -2- The refusal on the part of respondent No.2- complainant to accept the notice amounts to his due service.
Despite the same, there is no representation on his behalf.
The petitioner stands summoned as accused on a private criminal complaint instituted by respondent No.2.
Therefore, his custodial interrogation is not required.
In view of the above, the petitioner can be directed to surrender before the trial Court so that he may face the trial of the aforementioned criminal complaint.
Resultantly, the petitioner is directed to appear before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Palwal on or before 14.5.2014.
In the event of his doing so, he be admitted to bail by the said Court to its satisfaction.
The petition is, accordingly, disposed of.
( T.P.S.MANN ) May 01, 2014 JUDGE satish Satish Kumar 2014.05.01 18:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh