BALWINDER KAUR @ BABY AND ORS. Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB
LAWS(P&H)-2011-3-816
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Decided on March 14,2011

Balwinder Kaur @ Baby And Ors. Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB Respondents

JUDGEMENT

Alok Singh, J. - (1.) THIS is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 60 dated 10.11.2010 under Sections 326/325/324/323/148/149 of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station Tarsikka, Amritsar (Rural), District Amritsar.
(2.) MS . Bhavna Gupta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions of SI Arun Sharma, states that Petitioners have joined the investigation and custodial interrogation is not required in the present case. Learned Counsel for the complainant has vehemently opposed the bail application stating that present is the second incident/offence committed by the Petitioners, therefore, they may not be enlarged on anticipatory bail.
(3.) LEARNED Counsel for the Petitioners has vehemently argued that Petitioners have not mis -used the interim bail dated 23.12.2010. He has further stated that Petitioners themselves have surrendered before the Investigating Officer and have handed over datar to the police. Learned Counsel for the Petitioners has further argued that as per dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra and Ors., 2011(1) RCR (Cri) 126, irrational and indiscriminate arrest must be avoided. He has further argued that Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala v. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Cri) 381 has observed that in the event of rejection of the bail application, time spent in the jail during the trial cannot be restored to the accused in the event of acquittal of the accused by the trial Court.;


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