ROHIT GODARA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner has approached this Court seeking grant of regular bail in respect of a case registered against him vide FIR No.250 dated 03.12.2019 at Police Station City Malout, District Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab under Sections 302, 307, 34 IPC and Sections 25, 27 of Arms Act.

(2.) The FIR was lodged at the instance of Jacky Kumar, wherein it is alleged that he runs a car business as well as liquor business with Manpreet Singh, whom he knows since the last about 15-20 years. It is alleged that on 03.12.2019, Manpreet Singh left for exercising in the gym at about 5 PM as usual. The complainant and Abhi Babeja also went there in their car, but did not exercise. It is alleged that at about 6:45 PM, 4 young persons came in a cherry coloured Brezza car and started firing at Manpreet @ Manna with their weapons and also fired at the complainant, who sustained an injury on his left leg. The complainant and Manpreet Singh were taken to hospital, but Manpreet Singh succumbed to his injuries.

(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he is nowhere named in the FIR and has subsequently been nominated as an accused on the allegations that he had conspired with the main accused. Learned counsel in order to hammerforth his aforesaid submission has drawn the attention of this Court firstly to a statement of Kuldeep Singh (father of deceased Manpreet) annexed as Annexure P-2, wherein he has stated that on the day of occurrence he was also present at the spot and had seen a Brezza car and also an Innova car and that the occupants of the Brezza car had fired at his son and also at Jacky Kumar. He has further stated that 2 persons had stepped out from the Innova vehicle, who were Parminder Singh and Sham Lal @ Daddy and had raised 'lalkara' to the effect that they had achieved their motive. Kuldeep Singh further stated therein that his son had been murdered by Dial Singh Kolianwali by hatching a conspiracy with his son Parminder Singh and Sham Lal @ Daddy, MC by way of hiring 4 professional killers.