CRM No.M-15707 of 2017 [1]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
Criminal Misc. No.M- 15707 of 2017(OM)
Date of Decision: August 10 , 2017.
Ajmer …… PETITIONER (s)
Versus
State of Haryana …… RESPONDENT (s)
CORAM:- HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE LISA GILL
Present: Mr. Sandeep Gahlawat, Advocate
for the petitioner.
Mr. Anmol Malik, AAG, Haryana.
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1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see
the judgment?
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3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest?
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LISA GILL, J.
Prayer in this petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the
petitioner in FIR No.13 dated 16.02.2017 under Sections 323/354A(1)/376(2)(d)/
377/406/498A/506 IPC registered at Police Station Mohana, District Sonepat.
Contention of the petitioner were noted by a coordinate Bench of
this Court on 05.03.2017 as under:-
“Counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that as per the
allegations raised in the FIR, complainants were finally turned out
of the matrimonial home on 1.7.2016 but they lodged the complaint
on 18.10.2016 and the FIR has been registered in February 2017. It1 of 3
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CRM No.M-15707 of 2017 [2]is further submitted that the petitioner is the husband of sister-in-law
(nanad) of the complainants. He performed marriage with Shakila
three years prior to marriage of the complainants with Jamildin and
Anil, two real brothers. The petitioner is residing in Jind leading a
blissful married life. The complainants have not specified any date,
month or year when they were subject to rape by the petitioner. It is
further submitted that allegation qua rape has been raised by the
complainants in order to aggravate culpability of the accused and
they have roped in 10 members of family of Jamildin and Anil.
Jamildin, Anil and Alladin have been arrested in the case and
Alladin has been released on bail. Another co- accused against
whom allegations of rape have been levelled has been allowed
benefit of interim bail by this court vide order dated 26.4.2017.”
It is submitted that co-accused who is similarly placed as the
petitioner, has been afforded the concession of anticipatory bail by this Court on
04.08.2017 in CRM No.M-14130 of 2017 (Sakildeen v. State of Haryana). The
petitioner has joined investigation pursuant to interim order passed by this Court.
Therefore, this petition be allowed.
Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from SI Surender
Kumar, submits that the petitioner has joined investigation and his custodial
interrogation is not required. In fact final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. has
since been submitted in this case.
There are no allegations on behalf of the State that the petitioner is
likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true
facts in the Court, if released on bail.
Keeping in view the facts and circumstances as above but without
commenting upon or expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this
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petition is allowed. Consequently, order dated 05.05.2017 is made absolute.
It is clarified that none of the observations made hereinabove shall
be construed to be a reflection on the merits of the case. The same are solely
confined for the purpose of decision of the present petition.
( LISA GILL )
August 10 , 2017. JUDGE
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Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No
Whether reportable: Yes/No
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