Crl. Misc. No. M-31716 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-31716 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 28, 2010 Vijay Kumar ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ........Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present : Mr. L.M. Gulati, Advocate, for the petitioner. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.186 dated 12.10.2010, under Sections 302/34 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Sultanwind, District Amritsar. The contents of the FIR (Annexure P-1) read as under :- Stated that I am resident of above said address and my husband Imanual is working in Punjab Roadways Amritsar-I as Washingman. Today on 12.10.2010, as per routine my husband went for duty at 7.00 AM and while going for duty, he said that you come in front of my office at 5.00 PM and together we will go to our relative house namely Rajinder Kumar, who lives in Ghanupur Kala Road, Chhehratta, Amritsar. Then in the evening at around 5/5.15 as per the asking of my husband, I reached opposite Amritsar depot, where I met my husband we were about to proceed to our Crl. Misc. No. M-31716 of 2010 (O&M) 2 relative's house, then in the mean time, one Maruti Car colour white number PCM-5187, which was being driven by clean shaven person, whom I saw and found that he was the friend of my husband and his name was Vijay Kumar, who works in the Corporation and lives in Nagar Nigam Colon, Amritsar and I know him personally. He separately talked to my husband, then my husband said to me that I have some important work, I am going alongwith Vijay Kumar, you go alone to the relative's house. As soon as I get free, I will come there. Now I have come to know that my husband has been murdered and his dead body is lying in the bushes on the road adjacent to the river, which goes towards Kot Mit Singh. So after leaving my relative Rajinder Kumar on the spot, I have come to inform you, kindly take legal action . Sd/- Nirmal alias Nimmo.” After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that no ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is made out. The allegations levelled against the petitioner are serious in nature. The deceased was last seen in the company of the petitioner. Petitioner might be required for custodial interrogation. In these circumstances, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is made out. Dismissed. (SABINA) October 28, 2010 JUDGE Anand