Judgment:
CRM-M No.25797 of 2014 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.25797 of 2014 Date of decision : August 22, 2014 Subhash Chander and otheRs......Petitioners v.
State of Punjab and another, .....Respondents *** CORAM : HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr.Balram Singh, Advocate for the petitioneRs.Mr.APS Gill, AAG Punjab *** 1.
Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ?.
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To be referred to the Reporters or not ?.
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Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ?.
*** Ajay Tewari, J (Oral) The petitioners seek grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.151, dated 21.12.2013, registered under Sections 324, 326, 148, 149 of the IPC, at Police Station Goraya, District Jalandhar.
On 1.8.2014, the following order was passed :- “ Petitioner seeks concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Rishi Sethi alleging that on 13.12.2013, Pankaj Sethi, his wife and mother along with others had assaulted him by coming to his shop.
So far as grievous injury is concerned, it has been attributed to Pankaj Sethi non-petitioner.
Notice of motion to the Advocate General, Punjab, for 22.8.2014.
Meanwhile, an interim direction is issued that the petitioners will join investigation on 9.8.2014.
In case of petitioners doing so, they will be released on interim bail KISHAN KUMAR201408.22 14:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh CRM-M No.25797 of 2014 ::2:: to the satisfaction of the arresting Officer.”
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Counsel for the State of Punjab, on instructions from SI Manjit Singh, has accepted the fact that the petitioners have joined the investigation and their custodial interrogation is no more required.
Consequently, this petition is allowed and the interim order dated 1.8.2014 is made absolute, subject to the conditions as contained in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.( AJAY TEWARI ) August 22, 2014 JUDGE `kk' KISHAN KUMAR201408.22 14:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh CRM-M No.25797 of 2014 ::3:: KISHAN KUMAR201408.22 14:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh