09.04.2025 BALJEET SING SINGH STATE OF PUN F PUNJAB v. …
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IN THE H AB AND HARYANA HE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB A RH AT CHANDIGARH 112 CRM-M Date of de M No.20094 of 2025 e of decision: 09.04.2025 BALJEET SING SINGH STATE OF PUN F PUNJAB Versus …. Petitioner …. Respondent CORAM: HON HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANI MANISHA BATRA Present : Mr Mr. Gursharan Singh, Advocate for te for the petitioner. (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:11)(cid:13)(cid:8)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:11)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:19)(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:3)(cid:21) (cid:1)(cid:2) (cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:3)(cid:18)(cid:4)(cid:22)(cid:6)(cid:23)(cid:24)(cid:11)(cid:13). **** MANISHA BAT A BATRA, J. (oral) (cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:4) (cid:4) (cid:26)(cid:8)(cid:14)(cid:4)(cid:27)(cid:15)(cid:14)(cid:2)(cid:14)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:4)(cid:27)(cid:14)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:4)(cid:8)(cid:11)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:14)(cid:23)(cid:4)(cid:30)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:14)(cid:31)(cid:4) (cid:26)(cid:8) ((cid:11)(cid:4) (cid:14)(cid:31)(cid:4)(cid:6)(cid:23)(cid:31)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:14)(cid:7)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:4) !"(cid:4)(cid:29)(cid:30)(cid:4)-(cid:8)(cid:11)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:28)(cid:9)((cid:11)(cid:4) #(cid:11)$(cid:11)(cid:15)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:6)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:10)(cid:2) (cid:10)(cid:2)(cid:8)(cid:11)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:11)(cid:23)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:28)(cid:11)(cid:18)(cid:4)"%"&(cid:4)’(cid:30)(cid:29)(cid:15)(cid:4)(cid:2)(cid:8)(cid:29)(cid:15)(cid:28)+,-# (cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:4) #(cid:12)(cid:12)./(cid:4)(cid:13)((cid:4)(cid:28)(cid:8)(cid:14)(cid:4)(cid:27)(cid:14)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:4)(cid:30)(cid:29)(cid:15)(cid:4)$(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:4) (cid:29)(cid:30)(cid:4) (cid:11)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:9)(cid:27)(cid:11)(cid:28)(cid:29)(cid:15)((cid:4) (cid:15)((cid:4) (cid:13)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:4) (cid:9)(cid:23)(cid:4) (cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:2)(cid:14)(cid:4) (cid:11)(cid:15)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:23)$(cid:4) (cid:29)(cid:6)(cid:28)(cid:4) (cid:29)(cid:30)(cid:4) ) " (cid:4)(cid:4) (cid:30)(cid:4) )*(cid:5)(cid:4) #(cid:29)(cid:3)(cid:25)5"(cid:4) (cid:31)(cid:11)(cid:28)(cid:14)(cid:31)(cid:4) "!(cid:3)%3(cid:3)"%" (cid:15)(cid:14)$(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:28)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:14)(cid:31)(cid:4)(cid:6)(cid:23)(cid:31)(cid:14)(cid:15) (cid:31)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:14)(cid:7)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:25)%1(cid:18)(cid:4)&’2/(cid:18)(cid:4)&2(cid:25)’"/(cid:4)(cid:29)(cid:30)(cid:4)- "&(cid:4) (cid:30)(cid:4)-(cid:8)(cid:11)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:28)(cid:9)((cid:11)(cid:4)(cid:4)#((cid:11)((cid:11)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:11)(cid:23)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:28)(cid:11)(cid:18)(cid:4)"%"&(cid:4) ’(cid:30)(cid:29)(cid:15)(cid:4) (cid:2)(cid:8)(cid:29)(cid:15)(cid:28)+,-#(cid:12) #(cid:12)./(cid:4) (cid:11)(cid:23)(cid:31)(cid:4) (cid:12)(cid:14)(cid:7)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:2)(cid:4) "2(cid:4) (cid:11)(cid:23)(cid:31)(cid:4) "3(cid:4) (cid:29)(cid:30) (cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:4) (cid:4) (cid:29)(cid:30)(cid:4) (cid:20)(cid:15)4(cid:2)(cid:4) (cid:20)(cid:7)(cid:28)(cid:18)(cid:4) (cid:11)(cid:28)(cid:4) (cid:22)(cid:29)(cid:17)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:14)(cid:4) (cid:12)(cid:28)(cid:11)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:4) 0(cid:29)(cid:27)(cid:29)(cid:10)(cid:14)(cid:18)(cid:4)(cid:19)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:28)(cid:15)(cid:9)(cid:7) (cid:15)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:28)(cid:4)(cid:20)4(cid:15)(cid:9)(cid:28)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:4) 2.
Legal Reasoning
The aforementioned FIR has bee The is of s been registered on the basis of statement record recorded by the complainant-Harpal S at on rpal Singh on the allegations that on 28.07.2024, he a , he along with his friend Rajan was g n the was going towards market when the present petitione titioners along with co-accused had urled had intercepted him. They hurled abuses. The peti e petitioner had fired a shot with a p s left ith a pistol and the bullet hit his left shoulder and ano nd another shot was fired towards his f side s his friend Rajan which hit left side of his chest and t and thereafter, the assailants had fle en to ad fled away. Injured were taken to the hospital fo tal for treatment. After registration ation stration of the FIR, investigation Jyoti 2025.04.09 17:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M No.20094 of 2025 5 -2- proceedings hav s have been initiated and are underw rrest, underway. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner mo ner moved an application for grant had rant of anticipatory bail which had been dismissed b issed by the Court of learned Additio ritsar dditional Sessions Judge, Amritsar vide order dated dated 19.11.2024. 3.
Legal Reasoning
It is argued by learned counsel for It is been el for the petitioner that he has been falsely implicate plicated in this case due to some the some personal vendetta with the complainant. In nt. In fact, a verbal altercation ha the ion had taken place between the complainant and nt and himself 2 days back. On the fa bers the fateful day, it was the members of the complaina plainant party who had initiated the rmed d the occurrence. They were armed with weapons. T . The petitioner had tried to preve t and prevent him from firing a shot and firearm had acc d accidently hit the victims. They their They have been injured by their weapons. The in The injuries so sustained by them are n bject m are non-vital part of body. Subject offences are no re not made out against the petitio the titioner. He is ready to join the investigation. Hi on. His custodial interrogation is not to be is not required. No recovery is to be effected from. Ac om. Accordingly, it is urged that the pe t the petition deserves to be allowed. 3. 4. #(cid:29)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:14)(cid:4)(cid:29)(cid:30)(cid:4)4(cid:29)(cid:28)(cid:9)(cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:3) #(cid:29) Learned State counsel who has app Lear f the as appeared on advance notice of the petition, is ready ready to argue the matter. It is argue view argued by her that keeping in view the gravity of th of the allegations against the petition to be petitioner, he does not deserve to be extended benefit enefit of pre-arrest bail. 5. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the I ha or the parties at considerable length. The petitioner is alleged to have fir The upon ave fired shots with a fire arm upon the person of the of the complainant and his friend Ra arm end Rajan thereby, causing fire arm injuries to them. them. These injuries obviously wer cific re dangerous to life and specific Jyoti 2025.04.09 17:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M No.20094 of 2025 5 -3- injuries have bee ve been attributed to him. The weapo e weapons used in the occurrence are yet to be recove recovered. For conducting thorough in , the ugh investigation in the matter, the custodial interro interrogation of the petitioner is mu ttled is must. Moreso, it is well settled proposition of law that arrest is a part of proc n to f procedure of the investigation to secure not only only the presence of the accused bu The sed but several other purposes. The powers of anticip anticipatory bail are extra ordinary an cised ary and the same are to be exercised sparingly in exce in exceptional circumstances. The judi upon he judicial discretion conferred upon the Court has to b as to be properly exercised after appli ature r application of mind as to the nature and gravity of th y of the accusation, possibility of app and of applicant fleeing from justice and other factors to d rs to decide whether it is a fit case f il as case for grant of anticipatory bail as such grant to s t to some extent interferes in the s f an the sphere of investigation of an offence. The Cou he Court has also to see that an order d not order of anticipatory bail should not operate as inroad inroad in the normal legal procedure trial cedure of criminal cases by the trial Court. The custo custodial interrogation of a suspecte more spected person is qualitatively more elicitation orient oriented than questioning a suspect w ith a spect who is well ensconced with a favourable order order under Section 482 of BNSS. spect SS. The Court must be circumspect while exercisin cising such power for grant of anticip ot be anticipatory bail and it should not be granted as a ma a matter of rule and has to be gra rt is be granted only when the Court is convinced that e that exceptional circumstances exist t inary exist to resort to that extra ordinary remedy. In the n the present case, no such exceptio nting ceptional circumstances warranting exercise of the p f the powers for grant of anticipatory b ting. atory bail by this Court are existing. As such, I am of am of the considered opinion that the to be at the petition does not deserve to be allowed. Accordi ccordingly, the same is dismissed. 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