Gurwinder Singh @ Gaggu v. State of Punjab

1o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o Dateoofodecision:o23.03.2023 o GurwinderoSingho@oGagguo ......Petitionero o Versuso o StateoofoPunjabo ......Respondent

CORAM:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoNAMIToKUMARo o Present:o-o Mr.oG.S.oSidhu,oAdvocate,oando o o Mr.oMohitoKumar,oAdvocate,oforotheopetitioner.o o o Mr.oJashanpreetoSingh,oDAG,oPunjab.o o NAMIToKUMAR,oJ.oo o o Ino complianceo ofo ordero datedo 01.03.2023,o learnedo Stateo counselohasofiledofreshostatusoreportobyowayoofoaffidavitoofoBharpuro Singh,oDeputyoSuperintendentoofoPolice,oSuboDivision,oSunam,oDistricto Sangrur,owhichoisotakenoonorecord.ooAocopyothereofohasobeenosuppliedotoo learnedocounseloforotheopetitioner.o o o ThisopetitionohasobeenofiledobyotheopetitionerounderoSectiono 438o Cr.P.C.o seekingo anticipatoryo bailo ino caseo FIRo No.111o datedo

03.09.2022ounderoSectionso387,o511,o506o&o34oIPC,oregisteredoatoPoliceo StationoLongowal,oDistrictoSangrur.o o o FIRo ino theo presento caseo waso lodgedo ato theo instanceo ofo complainanto Sanjivo Kumaro againsto twoo unknowno personso ono theo avermentso thato heo along-witho hiso fathero Ashoko Kumaro iso runningo ao groceryoshopoatoRandhawaoPattioLongowal.oOno30.08.2022,oatoabouto

5.03oP.M,oaomessageoandoaovideoohasobeenoreceivedofromomobileono.o

2o ;735056561156o ono hiso *o$i-eo no.58728-26726o thato <heo iso Sutihao Dunetiewa-aoDistrictoMoga&oeitherotoosearchoono.ou-tu$eoorotooin=uireo fro*o%o-ice&oifotriedotoo$eoc-e(er&othe.owi--ofireo20oshotsoandowi--o%osto theosa*e&oandotootatieotheo*atteroserious-.oandotooagaino*essageowithino twooda.sothatowhatothe.owantedoandoa-sooraisedothreatsoandothe.oa-soo astiedotoore%-..>o1heoco*%-ainantotriedotooin=uireoa$outotheo*atteroatohiso -e(e-&o $utotoo nooeffect.o :no02.05.2022&otheoco*%-ainantoiso recei(ingo whatsa%%o *essageso ando (ideoso fro*o theo *o$i-eo nu*$er&o a$o(eo *entioned.o o o :no issuanceo ofo noticeo ofo *otion&o statuso re%orto datedo

12.02.2023o $.o wa.o ofo affida(ito ofo /har%uro Singh&o De%ut.o Su%erintendentoofo!o-ice&oSu$oDi(ision&oSuna*&oDistrictoSangrur&owaso fi-edoono$eha-foofores%ondent-State&owhereinoino%arao6oando7oro-eoando antecedentsoofotheo%etitioneroha(eo$eenodescri$edoasounder:o-o "5.oROLEoOFoTHEoPETITIONERoGURWINDERoSINGHo @ GAGGU That the present FIR No.111 dated 03.09.2022 under Sections 387, 511, 506, 34 IPC, Police Station Longowal, District Sangrur was registered against unknown person(s) on the basis of statement of Sanjiv Kumar that on 30.08.2022, he received one whatsapp message and video from mobile No. +639095951195 that, "Yes brother, kindly listen me carefully. My name is Sukha Dunekewala, District Moga, search on You Tube or asked from the Police, if you becomes clever, we will shoot you 20 bullets and will upload a post. Be reply, to get serious. will send you message again after two days. Then tell you what I need. If you want to go to Police before that, you can go. I know well about you and your family, you will lost your

3o life. Send your reply otherwise persons will come at shop and shoot you 20 bullets. Good luck." Thereafter, he inquired about this but could not know anything about it that who are the persons and as to why they have sent whatsapp message. On the basis of fact came on file and as per record pertaining to FIR No. 384 dated 02.09.2022 u/s 386, 506, 411, 120-B IPC, 25, 54, 59 Arms Act P.S. City-1 Barnala, Gurwinder Singh @ Gill, Balwinder Singh @ Binder and Baljinder Singh @ Kinda were nominated as accused in this case on 13.10.2022. On the basis of video footage stated to be sent by accused to the complainant is present, Baljeet Singh @ Pawa was nominated as accused on 17.12.2022 and he was arrested on the same day i.e. 17.12.2022 and one motorcycle bearing No. PB 13AD 8817 used in the crime was recovered from his possession. During interrogation accused Baljeet Singh @ Pawa disclosed that, "One day, our neighbor Gurwinder Singh @, Gaggu told me that I am well acquainted with Jagsir Singh @ Giani Sanghera resident of Mulowal, now settled in Manila. You should make a video of owner of 'Ram Murti-Ashok Kumar grocery store' and send it to Jagsir Singh @ Giani Sanghera. I am also acquainted with Jagsir Singh @ Giani Sanghera. We will get lot of money by giving threats to Sanjiv Kumar (complainant). The video, which I have prepared and sent to Jagsir Singh @ Giani, that was sent by me on the asking of Gurwinder Singh @ Gaggu. I have made a mistake by making a video of Ram Murti grocery store and sending it to Jagsir Singh @ Giani Sanghera". On the basis of disclosure made by Baljeet Singh, Gurwinder Singh @ Gaggu (present petitioner) was nominated as accused. During investigation it was duly substantiated that Gurwinder Singh @ Gaggu is the RAVINDER SINGH person, who allured his co-accused Balieet Singh @ Pawa

4o toomakeotheovideooofocomplainant'soshopoandosendoitotoo Jagsiro Singho @o Giani,o soo accused/petitionero Gurwindero Singhoplayedoaospecificoroleoinotheocommissionoofopresento offence.o

6.o ANTECEDENTSo OFo PETITIONERo GURWINDERo SINGHo@oGAGGUo Perusalo ofo recordo revealedo thato othero thano theo presento FIR,othreeomoreoFIRsoareofoundotoohaveobeenoregisteredo againstotheopresentopetitioner.oDetailoofotheseocasesoando statusothereofoisosubmittedoasounder:-o Sr.oNo.o FIRo No.,o date,o offence,o nameo Statusoofotheocaseo ofoP.S.o

1.o FIRoNo.104odatedo12.09.o UnderoTrialo 2021o u/so 61.1.14o Exciseo Acto P.S.oLongowalo

2.o FIRo No.118o datedo 22.09.2022o UnderoInvestigationo u/so 384,o 506,o 149o IPCo P.S.o Longowalo

3.o FIRo No.110o datedo 24.10.2018o UnderoTrialo u/so 61.1.14o Exciseo Acto P.S.o Longowalo o o o Inofreshostatusoreportodatedo23.03.2023oitohasobeenostatedoaso under:o-o "8.oThatopursuanceoofotheoqueryoputobyothisoHon'bleoCourto witho regardo too FIRo No,o 118o datedo 22.09.2022o u/so 384,506,149oIPCoP.S.oLongowal,oitoisosubmittedothat,otheo aboveosaidoFIRowasoregisteredoagainstoDeepakoSingho@o Lekhio sono ofo Jagjito Singh,o Gurwindero Singho @o Gagguo (petitioner)osonoofoRanihaoSingh,oBaljeetoSingho@oPahwao sono ofo Nazamo Singho residentso ofo Randhawao Patti,o Longowal,oSumanoKauros/ooVickyoandoHarmanoKauro@,oXo Deolor/oobenraoonotheobasisoofostatementoofoKaranoKumaro Goyalos/ooJoginderoSinghor/ooLongowalotootheoeffectothat,o heoisoresidentoofoSunamioPattioLongowaloandoheoisostudyingo ino B.o Tech.o Hiso fathero Jogindero Palo sono ofo Devo Rajo iso runningo ao painto shopo ato Ramo Leelao Groundo Longowal.o

5o Aboutooneoandoaohalfomonthoago,oheocameoinocontactowitho someounknownogirloonohisomobileothroughoInstagram.oSheo usedo too chato witho himo througho hero mobileo No.o 80545-30071oonohisomobileo79735-48341.oHeofurtherostatedothato ono01.08.2022oheohadogoneotooChandigarhoforohisostudieso whereotheosaidounknownoladyocalledohimoatoaoflatoatoSectoro 88,oChandigarh.oHeowentotootheosaidoflatoandosheopreparedo hisoobjectionableovideooonoheromobile.oWithinothatotime,o fourootheropersonsonamelyoDeepakoSinghoaliasoLekhiosono ofoJagjitoSingh,oGurwinderoSinghoaliasoGagguosonoofoRajao Singh,o Baljito Singho aliaso Pahwao sono ofo Najamo Singh,o residentsoofoRadhawaopattioLongowal,oHarmano@oEx-Deolo r/ooBenraowhoowereoearlieroknownotoohimocameothereoando threatenedo himo ando demandedo Rs.20o lakho fromo him.o Thereafter,oheocameotooknowothatosaidounknownoladyoiso alsoo residento ofo Longowalo namelyo Sumano Kauro wifeo ofo VickyosonoofoKrishanoSinghoresidentoofoRandhawaoPattio Longowal.o Heo hado toldo themo thato heo iso noto havingo anyo moneyowithohimoandoheowilloarrangeotheomoneyoafterogoingo too hiso village.o Aftero reachingo villageo Longowal,o heo disclosedotheoentireomatterotoohisofatheroJoginderoPaloando theoentireofamilyowasounderofear.oThereafteroDeepakoSingho aliaso Lekhio sono ofo Jagjito Singh,o Gurwindero Singho aliaso GagguosonoofoRajaoSingh,oBaljitoSingho@oPahwaosonoofo Nazamo Singho r/oo Longowalo ino connivanceo witho theiro accompliceso Harmano ando Sumano calledo himo ato Graino marketoLongowaloandotookoaosumoofo'1,50,000/-ofromohimo undero threat."o Ono theo basiso ofo saido statemento ofo Karano Kumar,opresentoFIRowasoregisteredoagainstoaboveosaidofiveo persons.o Duringo investigationo rougho siteo plano ofo theo placeo ofo occurrenceowasopreparedoandostatementsoofowitnessesou/so 161oCr.P.C.owereorecorded.oAccusedoDeepakoSinghoaliaso RAVINDER SINGH Lekhi,o Gurwindero Singho aliaso Gagguo ando Sumano Kauro

6o wifeo ofo Vickyo wereo arrestedo ono 23.09.2022.o Duringo interogation,oaccusedoDeepakoKumaro@oLekhiodisclosedo thatoI,oGurvinderoSingho@oGaggu,oBalitoSingho@oPahwa,o Sumano Kauro residentso ofo Longowalo ando Harmano @o Xo DeolohatchedoaoconspiracyothatoKaranoKumaroGoyaloisoao richoperson,ofromowhom,ogoodoearningsocanobeomadeobyo takingo objectionableo photoso ofo himo througho mobileo byo trappingo himo ino theo loveo trapo ofo sex.o Undero thiso conspiracy,o weo allo wento too sectoro 88,o Mohalio ono

01.08.2022obyoridingoinoGurwinderoSingho@oGaggu'socaro bearingo No.o PB-13BP-1049o Where,o Sakkattaro Singho residentoofoShahpurohadorentedoaoflatoandoheoknewoBaljito Singho@o Pahwao veryo well.o Whereo Karano Kumaro Goyalo alsooreached.oKaranoKumaroGoyalowasohoneyotrappedobyo Sumano Kauro ando hado sexualo intercourseo witho hero ando SumanoKauromadeoanoobjectionableovideooofotheosame.oWeo allo theo fouro alsoo reachedo thereo ino theo saido flat.o Weo demandedo Rs.o 20o lakho fromo Karano Kumaro Goyalo ando threatenedohimothatoif,oheowillonotogiveotheomoney,otheno theyo willo makeohiso videoo viral,o whoo promisedothato aftero arrangingo money,o heo willo giveo theo demandedo moneyo ato Longowal.oThenoweoallocameobackotooLongowal.o4-5odayso afterocommittingothisocrimeoI,oGurwinderoSingho@oGaggu,o BaljitoSingho@oPahwa,oSumanoKauroresidentsoofoLongowalo ando Harmano @o Xo Deolo hado gatheredo ato graino market,o Longowal.o Whereo Karano Kumaro Govalo (complainant)o gaveousooneoandohalfolakhorupeeso(1,50,000/-)oinocashoando heopromisedotoopayotheorestoofotheomoneyoinoinstallments.o OutoofoRs.1,50,000/-,oBaljitoSingho@oPahwaohadokeptoRs.o 50,000/-oandooutoofotheoremainingoamount,oRs.o25,000/-o cameo too theo shareo ofo Gurwindero Singho @o Gaggu,o Rs.o 25,000/-otootheoshareoofoSumanoKaur,oRs.25,000/-otootheo shareo ofo Harmano @o Xo Deolo ando Rs.o 25,000/-o cameo too RAVINDER SINGH cameo too theoshareo ofo accusedo Deepako Kumaro @o Lekhi.o

7o Accusedo Sumano Kauro producedo oneo mobileo markao NARZO,ohavingoSIMoNo.o98728-56293ousedoinotheocrimeo beforeotheoI.O.oandosameowasotakenointoopossession.o Pursuanceo ofo theiro respectiveo disclosureo statements,o Rs.o 14,500/-owereorecoveredofromoaccusedoDeepakoKumaro@o Lekhi,o Rs.o 13000/-o fromo accusedo Gurwindero Singho @o Gagguo ando Rs.o 11,500/-,o wereo recoveredo fromo accusedo SumanoKaur,owhichotheyoinoconnivanceowithoeachoother,o underoaowelloplannedocriminaloconspiracy,ohadotakenobyo blackmailingo theo complainant.o Accusedo Harmanpreeto Singho@oX.oDeol,ojoinedotheoinvestigationoono07.10.2022o inotheolightoofoorderoNo.o509odatedo04.10.2022opassedobyo theoCourtoofoLd.oAddl.oSessionsoJudge,oSangrur.oAccusedo Harmanpreeto Singho @o Ex.o Deolo dido noto recovero Rso 25,000/-ocameointoohisoshareooutoofotheoamountotakenobyo themo byo blackmailingo theo complainant.o Ino thiso regard,o offenceo uso 201o IPCo waso alreadyo added.o Accusedo Baljito Singho @o Pahwao joinedo theo investigationo ino theo lighto ofo orderodatedo17.11.2022opassedobyothisoHon'bleoCourtoino CRM-Mo51206oofo2022oandoheoproducedocaroNo.oPBo13BPo 1049o makeo swifto VDIo usedo ino theo crime,o beforeo theo InvestigatingoOfficeroandosameowasotakenointoopossession.o AccusedoBaljitoSinghodidonotorecoveroRs.o50,000/-ocameo intoohisoshareooutoofototaloamount,owhichotheyohadotakeno fromo complainanto byo blackmailingo him.o Ino thiso regard,o offenceo201oIPCowasoalreadyoadded.oDuringoinvestigation,o caroNo.oPBo13-BP-1049omakeoswiftousedoinotheocrimeoiso foundoinotheonameoofoaccused/petitioneroGurwinderoSingho @o Gaggu.o Ono theo completiono ofo investigation,o challano againsto accused,o Deepako Singho aliaso Lekhi,o Gurwindero Singho aliaso Gaggu,o Sumano Kauro wifeo ofo Vicky,o HarmanpreetoSingho@oX.oDeoloandoBaljitoSingho@oPahwao wasoprepared,owhichoisounderotheoscrutinyoofoprosecutiono RAVINDER SINGH agency.oAfterocompletingotheolegaloformalities,otheosameo

8o willotheopresentedoinotheoCourt.oSo,oaospecificoroleoisofoundo too beo attributedo too accusedo Gurwindero Singho @o Gagguo (presentopetitioner)oinotheocommissionoofooffenceoinothiso caseoalso."o o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero contendso thato theo petitioneroisoinnocentoandohasobeenofalselyoimplicatedoinotheopresento case.ooHeofurtherosubmitsothatoinitiallyotheopetitionerowasonotonamedoino theoFIRoandohasobeenonominatedoonotheobasisoofodisclosureostatementoofo co-accusedoBaljitoSingho@oPahwa,owhichohasonooevidentiaryovalueoando theopetitioneroisoreadyoandowillingotoojoinotheoinvestigation.o o o Perocontra,olearnedoStateocounselohasoopposedotheoprayero foro granto ofo anticipatoryo bailo too theo petitionero byo submittingo thato investigationoisoatotheoinitialostageoandocustodialointerrogationoofotheo petitionero iso requiredo too uneartho theo wholeo gamuto ofo threateningo innocentopeopleoandograntoofoanticipatoryobailoatothisostageowillohampero theo investigation.o o Heo furthero submitso thato ino FIRo No.118o datedo

22.09.2022o undero Sectiono 384,o 506,o 149o IPC,o registeredo ato Policeo StationoLongowal,osimilarosetoofoallegationsohasobeenolevelledoagainsto theopetitioneroandohisoco-accusedoBaljitoSinghoandosinceotheopetitioneroiso habitualooffender,otherefore,oheoisonotoentitledoforograntoofoanticipatoryo bail.o o o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandoperusedo theorecord.o o o Earlier,o theo petitionero hado filedo anticipatoryo bailo applicationo beforeo theo Courto ofo learnedo Additionalo Sessionso Judge,o

9o Sangrur,o whicho waso dismissedo video ordero datedo 11.01.2023o byo observingoasounder:o-o "8.oAfterohearingoarguments,oitoisoobservedothatotheopoliceo machineryo waso seto intoo motiono ato theo behesto ofo complainanto Sanjivo Kumaro regardingo raisingo ofo threats.o TheorecordorevealsothatoinotheoshopoofocomplainantoSanjivo Kumar,o CCTVo cameraso haveobeenoinstalledofromo whereo co-accusedoBaljitoSingho@oPahwaowasoseenoshootingotheo videoo clip,o whicho haso beeno preparedo ato theo instanceo ofo applicant,owhoohasoforwardedotheosameotooJagsiroSingho@o GianioSangheraoandoheohasosendotheosameotoocomplainanto Sanjivo Kumar.o Aso such,o seriouso allegationso haveo beeno raisedobyotheocomplainant.ooTheomatteroisorequiredotoobeo thoroughlyoprobed,oso,oasotoobroughtotheoinvestigationsotoo someologicaloend.oTheoinvestigationsowillobeohampered,oino case,o theo applicanto iso grantedo anticipatoryo bailo ato thiso juncture."o o o AsoperolawolaidodownobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoino StateoofoMadhyaoPradeshov.oPradeepoSharmao(2014)o2oSupremeoCourto Caseso171,opoweroexercisableounderoSectiono438oCr.P.C.oisosomewhato extraordinaryoinocharacteroandoitoisotoobeoexercisedoonlyoinoexceptionalo casesowhereoitoappearsothatotheopersonomayobeofalselyoimplicatedooro whereothereoareoreasonableogroundsoforoholdingothatoaopersonoaccusedoofo anooffenceoisonotolikelyotoootherwiseomisuseohis/heroliberty.oo o o RelianceocanobeoplacedouponotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourto dictumopassedoinoPremoShankaroPrasadov.oTheoStateoofoBiharoando another,o 2021(4)o RCRo (Crl.)o 598o ando Anilo Kumaro Singho v.o Higho Courto ofo Judicatureo ato Patnao througho itso Registraro Generalo ando another,o (2020)19o Supremeo Courto Caseso 364o wherebyo theo Hon'bleo

10o ApexoCourtohadodeniedotheoconcessionoofoanticipatoryobailoinoviewoofo theogravityoofooffencesoandotheoconductoofotheopetitioner.o o o Keepingoinoviewotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheocase,o gravityoofooffenceoandotheofactothatopetitioneroisoaohabitualooffenderoaso heoisoinvolvedoinothreeootherocases,oheodoesonotodeserveotheoconcessiono ofoanticipatoryobail,oasohisocustodialointerrogationoisonecessitatedoinotheo presentocase.o o o Theopresentopetitionoisoaccordinglyodismissed.o o o However,o anythingo observedo hereinaboveo shallo noto beo construedoasoanoexpressionoofoopinionoonotheomeritsoofotheocase.o o o o (NAMIToKUMAR)o

23.03.2023o o o o o o oooooooJUDGEo R.S.o Whetherospeaking/reasonedoo :o Yes/Noo o WhetheroReportableoo o :o Yes/Noo