SWARNJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER -Swarnjit Singh son of S. Piara Singh, has applied for anticipatory bail in a case registered against him, vide FIR No. 50 dated 14.02.2013, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under Sections 354, 323 and 50 IPC, by the police of Police Station Division No. 7 (Vardhman), Ludhiana, invoking the provisions of Section 438 Cr. P.C. Notice of the petition was issued to the State.

(2.) AFTER hearing the learned counsel for the parties, going through the record with their valuable assistance and after considering the entire matter deeply, to my mind, the present petition for anticipatory bail deserves to be accepted in this context.

(3.) AT the very outset, on the instructions from ASI Harbhajan Singh, learned State Counsel has acknowledged the factual matrix and submitted that the petitioner has already joined the investigation. He is no longer required for further interrogation, at this stage. There is no history of his previous involvement in any other criminal case. All the offences alleged against the accused are triable by the Court of Magistrate. Even, since the prosecution has not submitted the final police report (challan) against the accused, so, the final conclusion of trial will naturally take a long time.