Gurpreet @ Gopi v. State of Punjab and Another

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1.o CRM-M-3994-2026o Gurpreeto@oGopioo o o o o o ....Petitionero versuso o StateoofoPunjaboandoanothero o o o o o ....Respondentso

2.o CRM-M-6872-2026o MangatoRamo@oMangioo o o o o o ....Petitionero versuso o StateoofoPunjaboandoanothero o o o o o ....Respondentso

3.o CRM-M-5287-2026o Kulwindero@oGyanioo o o o o o ....Petitionero versuso o StateoofoPunjaboandoanothero o o o o o ....Respondentso o DateoofoDecision:oMarcho05,o2026o DateoofoUploading:oMarcho05,o2026o o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o Present:oo Mr.oBalwantoSingh,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner(s).oo o o o Mr.oAdhirajoSinghoThind,oAAGoPunjab.o o o o NoneofororespondentoNo.2.oo o *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(Oral)ooSUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(Oral) o o o Byowayoofotheopresentocommonojudgment,othisoCourtoproceedsotoo decideo aforesaido threeo petitionso ino hand,o sinceo thereo iso commonalityo ando congruityoofolegaloissuesotherein,oasoconcededobyotheolearnedorivalocounsel.oo o o o o 2o o o o Forotheocauseoofoconvenience,otheofactsoareodrawnooutofromoCRM-M-3994-2026otitledoasoGurpreeto@oGopioversusoStateoofoPunjaboandoanother.oo3994 2026 Gurpreeto@oGopi versusoStateoofoPunjab andoanother o o Presento petitiono haso beeno filedo undero Sectiono 482o ofo Bharatiyao NagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(hereinafterotoobeoreferredoaso'theoBNSS')oforo granto ofo pre-arrest/anticipatoryo bailo too theo petitioner,o ino caseo bearingo FIRo No.107odatedo25.10.2025,oregisteredoforotheooffencesopunishableounderoSectionso 118(1),o118(2),o109,o333,o324(4),o191(3)oando190oofotheoBNSoAct,o2023,oato PoliceoStationoNurmehal,oDistrictoJalandharoRural.oo

2.o o Theogravamenoofotheoallegationsoagainstotheopetitioneroisothatotheo complainant,onamely,oSuniloKumar,ostatedothatoono22.10.2025oatoabouto9:00o PM,ohisonieceowasoburstingocrackersooutsideotheirohouse.oDuringothatotime,otheiro neighbouro –o Reshamo Lalo startedo scoldingo ando abusingo theo girl.o Wheno theo complainanto questionedo Reshamo Lalo aso too whyo heo waso abusingo theo child,o ReshamoLalobeganoabusingotheocomplainantoasowell.oInotheomeantime,oReshamo Lal'sonephew,onamely,oMangatoRamoaliasoMangio(petitionerohereinoinoCRM-M-6872-2026)oandoGurpreetoaliasoGopio(petitionerohereinoinoCRM-M-3994-2026)o arrivedoatotheospotoarmedowithoaokirpanoandokhandaorespectively.oMangatoRamo raisedoaolalkara,odeclaringothatotheocomplainantoshouldonotobeosparedothatoday.oo o o Thereafter,otheoaccusedopersonsochasedotheocomplainantoupotoohiso house.o Mangato Ram,o armedo witho ao kirpan,o inflictedo ao blowo aimedo ato theo complainantowhichostruckohisorightohand.oWhenotheocomplainantoraisedohisohando toodefendohimself,otheobloworesultedoinosevereoinjuryotoohisothumb,owhichowaso cutoandoamputated,ocausingoprofuseobleeding.oGurpreetoSinghothenoinflictedoao khandaoblowowhichostruckotheocomplainantoonohisoleftohand.o o o o o 3o o Inotheomeantime,oToti,oJashan,oSimmu,oGianio(petitionerohereinoinoCRM-M- ),oandosonoofoReshamoLal,onamely,oSarabjitoaliasoSabi,oalsooarrivedoato5287-2026 theospotoarmedowithotheirorespectiveoweapons.oGianioinflictedoaokirpanoblowoono theo complainant'so righto hand,o causingo injurieso too hiso othero fingers.o Wheno HarpreetoRamoattemptedotoointerveneoandorescueotheocomplainant,oSarabjitoaliaso Sabioinflictedoaokirpanoblowoonohisohead,oasoaoresultoofowhichobloodostartedo oozingo out.o Further,o Jashano ando Simmuo causedo damageo too theo propertyo byo strikingotheotilesooutsideotheocomplainant'sogateowithosotas,otherebyobreakingo them.oTotioalsooinflictedoaokirpanoblowoonotheogate,ocausingodamageotooit.oAftero causingoinjuriesoandodamagingotheoproperty,oallotheoassailantsofledofromotheospoto alongowithotheiroweapons.oo

3.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitioner(s)o haso iteratedo thato ao bareo perusaloofotheoFIRoitselfoshowsothatoallegationsoleveledoagainstotheopetitioner(s)o areo concocted,o improbableo ando devoido ofo anyo merit.o o Learnedo counselo haso iteratedo thato theo petitioner(s)o haveo beeno falselyo implicatedo intoo theo FIRo ino question.oLearnedocounselohasofurtheroiteratedothatonoospecificoinjuryoonotheo vitalopartsoofotheobodyohasobeenoattributedotootheopetitioner(s).oLearnedocounselo hasofurtheroarguedothatonooheadoinjuryohasobeenoattributedotootheopetitioner(s).o Learnedocounselohasofurtheroarguedothat,oinofact,oitoisoaocaseoofoversionoando cross-versionoasotheopetitioner-sideohadoalsoosustainedoinjuriesoowingotoowhicho oneoofotheomemberoofotheopetitioner'sofamilyohadomovedoaorepresentationotootheo concernedoSHOoforoconductingofairoandoproperoinvestigationointootheoFIRoino question,obutotillodateonooDDRoorocross-caseohasobeenoregisteredoagainstotheo complainant-sideo despiteo themo havingo carriedo deadlyo weaponso ando givingo injuriesotootheopetitioner-side.oo o o o o 4o o

3.1.o o Learnedocounselohasoarguedothatoco-accusedoofotheopetitioner(s),o namely,o Jogindero Palo @o Totio ando Simranjito @o Simmuo haveo alreadyo beeno grantedo concessiono ofo anticipatoryo bailo byo thiso Court,o video ordero datedo

02.02.2026opassedoinoCRM-M-190-2026oandoCRM-M-191-2026,orespectively,o whereas,oGurpreeto@oGopio(petitioneroherein)oandoKulwinderoSingho@oGyanio (petitioneroherein)ohaveobeenoaccordedoconcessionoofointerimobail,ovideoordero datedo27.01.2026oando30.01.2026,orespectively.oo

3.2.o o Learnedocounselohasoassertedothatotheopoliceohaveonotoconductedoao fairoandoimpartialoinvestigationoandotheoinquiryoconductedosoofaroisonotoonlyo incomplete,obutoalsootaintedowithobias.oLearnedocounselohasofurtheroassertedothato nothingo iso too beo recoveredo fromo theo petitioner(s).o Moreover,o theo custodialo interrogationoshouldonotobeousedoasoaopunitiveomeasureoandoisojustifiedoonlyo whenoabsolutelyonecessaryoforotheorecoveryoofomaterialoevidence.oFurthermore,o theo petitioner(s)o areo readyo too joino theo investigationo and,o hence,o noo usefulo purposeowouldobeoservedobyosendingothemobehindotheobars.oOnotheoaforesaido submissions,otheograntoofoanticipatoryobailoisoentreatedofor.oo

4.o o Onotheootherohand,olearnedoStateocounselohasofiledoseparateostatuso report(s)obyowayoofoanoaffidavitodatedo23.02.2026o(inoCRM-M-3994-2026oando CRM-M-6872-2026).o Raisingo submissionso ino tandemo witho theo saido statuso report,olearnedoStateocounselohasoopposedotheograntoofoanticipatoryobailotootheo petitioner(s)obyoarguingothatotheooffenceocommittedobyotheopetitioner(s)oisograveo andoseriousoinonature.oLearnedoStateocounselohasoiteratedothatothereoareospecifico ando directo allegationso againsto theo petitioner(s).oRelevanto ofo statuso reporto (ino CRM-M-3994-2026)oquaopetitionero(Gurpreeto@oGopi)oreadsothus:oo "InjuriesoAttributedotooPetitioneroo o o o o o 5o o

4.oo ThatoSuniloKumarowasomedicoolegallyoexaminedovideoMLRoNo.o JT/nrm/86/2025o datedo 22.10.2025o ando aso pero MLRo heo sufferedo threeo injuriesoandooutoofosaidoinjuriesotheopetitionerohasoinflictedoinjuryoonoSunilo KumaroonotheopalmoofoleftohandowithoKhandaoandosaidoinjuryowasosharpo andoattractsosectiono118(1),109,333,324(4),o191(3)oando190oBNS.oo

5.o Thatoansweringorespondentohasonotoreceivedoanyorepresentationoaso mentionedo ino Annexureo P-2o annexedo witho presento petitiono filedo byo JoginderoSingh,omoreoverostatementoofoJoginderoSinghowasorecordedowhoo statedo thato heo haso noto filedo anyo representationo aso annexedo ino presento petitionohenceonooactionowasotakenoonoAnnexure.o

6.oo ThatopetitionerohasocategoricallyostatedothatohisoauntoSukhwindero KaurowifeoofoJoginderoSinghohasofiledoapplicationobearingoUIDoNo.689154o datedo03.11.3025.Itoisopertinentotoomentionohereothatoduringoenquiryoofosaido applicationoSukhwinderoKaurowasocontactedotelephonicallyoatoheromobileo numbero88375-15818ohoweverosaidomobileowasoswitchedooff.oo

7.o Thato Sarpancho ofo villageo ofo Sukhwindero Kauro waso contactedo telephonicallyoonohisomobileonumbero86992-25154owhoostatedothatofamilyo ofoSukhwinderoKaurohaveoindulgedoinoquarrelowithotheironeighbouroando FIRohasobeenoregisteredoagainstoherohusbandoandootheroaccusedoandosinceo theno hero familyo haso goneo fromo theiro house.o Henceo DDRo no.o 24o datedo

17.11.2025owasoenteredoatoPoliceoStationoNurmahaloandosaidocomplainto wasoclosedoafteroapprovalofromoSSPoJalandharoRuraloJalandhar.oo o CriminaloAntecedentsoofopetitioneroo o

8.oo ThatonoootheroFIRoisoregisteredoagainstopetitioner."o o

4.1.o o Relevantoofostatusoreporto(inoCRM-M-6872-2026)oquaopetitionero (MangatoRam)oreadsothus:o "InjuriesoAttributedotooPetitioneroandoRoleoofoPetitioneroo o

4.oo ThatoSuniloKumarowasomedicoolegallyoexaminedovideoMLRoNo.o JT/nrm/86/2025o datedo 22.10.2025o ando aso pero MLRo heo sufferedo threeo injuriesoandooutoofosaidoinjuriesotheopetitionerohadoinflictedoinjuryowitho KirpanoonoSuniloKumaroonohisorightohandodueotoowhichohisorightothumbowaso cutoandofelloonoflooroandosaidoinjuryowasosharpoandosaidoinjuryowasodeclaredo grievousoinonatureothusopresentopetitionoisoliableotoobeodismissed.oo

5.oo Thatoansweringorespondentohasonotoreceivedoanyorepresentationoaso mentionedo ino Annexureo P-2o annexedo witho presento petitiono filedo byo JoginderoSingh,omoreoveroADDostatementoofoJoginderoSinghowasorecordedo whoostatedothatoheohasonotofiledoanyorepresentationoasoannexedoinopresento petitionohenceonooactionowasotakenoonoAnnexureoo

6.oo ThatoSukhwinderoKaurowifeoofoJoginderoSinghohasofiledoapplicationo bearingoUIDoNo.689154odatedo03.11.3025.oItoisopertinentotoomentionohereo thatoduringoenquiryoofosaidoapplicationoSukhwinderoKaurowasocontactedo telephonicallyo ato hero mobileo numbero 88375-15818o howevero theo saido mobileowasoswitchedooff.oo

7.oo Thato Sarpancho ofo villageo ofo Sukhwindero Kauro waso contactedo telephonicallyoonoheromobileonumbero86992-25154owhoostatedothatofamilyo ofoSukhwinderoKaurohaveoindulgedoinoanoaltercationowithotheironeighboro andoanoFIRohasobeenoregisteredoagainstoherohusbandoandotheootheroaccusedo andosinceothenoherofamilyohadogoneofromotheirohouse.oHenceoDDRono.24o datedo 17.11.2025o waso enteredo ato Policeo Stationo Nurmahalo ando saido complaintowasoclosedoafteroapprovalofromoSSPoJalandharoRuraloJalandhar.ooMAHAVIR SINGH o o o o 6o o o CriminaloAntecedentsoofopetitionero o Thatoasoperorecord,ofollowingoFIRoareoregisteredoagainstotheopetitioner.oo o FIRoNo.70oDateo13-10-2014oU/so451,323,506,34oIPCoPSoNurmehalo Jalandhar.o(Convictedoono14.03.2016)."o o

4.2.o o Giveno theo severityo ofo theo offence,o thereo existso ao substantialo likelihoodothatotheopetitioner(s)omayoabscondoorotamperowithotheoevidence,oifo theyoareoenlargedoonobail.oLearnedoStateocounselohasoiteratedothatotheocustodialo interrogationoofotheopetitioner(s)oisoimperativeoforotheopurposeoofoeffectiveoando fairo investigationo ando too uneartho theo caseo ofo theo prosecution.o Ono theseo submissions,odismissaloofotheopresentopetitionoisoentreatedofor.oo

5.o o Iohaveoheardotheolearnedocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandohaveo goneothroughotheoavailableorecordoofotheocase.oo

6.o o Itowouldobeoappositeotooreferohereinotooaojudgmentopassedobyotheo Hon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinotheocaseotitledoasoSumithaoPradeepovs.oArunoKumaro C.K.o ando another,o 2022(4)o RCRo (Criminal)o 977,o relevanto whereofo readso aso under:oo "12.oo Inoaocaseocontainingosuchoseriousoallegations,otheoHighoCourtooughto nototoohaveoexercisedoitsojurisdictionoinograntingoprotectionoagainstoarrest,o asotheoInvestigatingoOfficerodeservesofreehandotootakeotheoinvestigationotoo itsologicaloconclusion.oItogoesowithoutosayingothatoappearanceobeforeotheo Investigatingo Officero who,o haso beeno preventedo fromo subjectingo RespondentoNo.1otoocustodialointerrogation,ocanohardlyobeofruitfulotoofindo outo theo primao facieo substanceo ino theo allegations,o whicho areo ofo extremeo seriousoinonature.ooo o xxxo o xxxo o xxxo o xxxo o

16.o Ino manyo anticipatoryo bailo matters,o weo haveo noticedo oneo commono argumentobeingocanvassedothatonoocustodialointerrogationoisorequiredoand,o therefore,oanticipatoryobailomayobeogranted.oThereoappearsotoobeoaoseriouso misconceptionoofolawothatoifonoocaseoforocustodialointerrogationoisomadeoouto byo theo prosecution,o theno thato aloneo wouldo beo ao goodo groundo too granto anticipatoryobail.oCustodialointerrogationocanobeooneoofotheorelevantoaspectso toobeoconsideredoalongowithootherogroundsowhileodecidingoanoapplicationo seekingoanticipatoryobail.oThereomayobeomanyocasesoinowhichotheocustodialo interrogationoofotheoaccusedomayonotobeorequired,obutothatodoesonotomeano thato theo primao facieo caseo againsto theo accusedo shouldo beo ignoredo oro o o o o 7o o overlookedo ando heo shouldo beo grantedo anticipatoryo bail.o Theo firsto ando foremosto thingo thato theo courto hearingo ano anticipatoryo bailo applicationo shouldo considero iso theo primao facieo caseo puto upo againsto theo accused.o Thereafter,otheonatureoofotheooffenceoshouldobeolookedointooalongowithotheo severityo ofo theo punishment.o Custodialo interrogationo cano beo oneo ofo theo groundso too declineo custodialo interrogation.o However,o eveno ifo custodialo interrogationoisonotorequiredooronecessitated,obyoitself,ocannotobeoaogroundo toograntoanticipatoryobail."o o

7.o o AsoperotheocaseoputoforthoinotheoFIRoinoquestion,otheooccurrenceo tookoplaceoono22.10.2025oatoabouto9:00oPMowhenotheocomplainant'sonieceowaso burstingocrackersooutsideotheirohouse.oTheocomplainantohadoallegedothat,oatothato time,oaccusedoReshamoLalostartedoscoldingoandoabusingotheogirloandowhenotheo complainanto objectedo too sucho behaviour,o theo accusedo persons,o actingo ino furtheranceoofotheirocommonointention,oassembledoatotheospotoarmedowithodeadlyo weaponsoincludingokirpanoandokhandaoandolaunchedoaoviolentoattackouponotheo complainant.o Duringo theo occurrence,o Mangato Ramo aliaso Mangio (petitionero hereinoinoCRM-M-3994-2026)oraisedoaolalkaraonototoospareotheocomplainantoando thereafterochasedohimoupotoohisohouseoandoinflictedoaokirpanoblowowhichostrucko hisorightohand.oWhenotheocomplainantoraisedohisohandoinoself-defence,otheoblowo resultedo ino ao grievouso injuryo wherebyo hiso thumbo waso cuto ando amputated,o causingo profuseo bleeding.o Thereafter,o Gurpreeto Singho (petitionero hereino ino CRM-M-6872-2026)oinflictedoaokhandaoblowoonotheocomplainant'soleftohand.o Sucho acts,oprimao facie,o demonstrateo theobrutalo ando intentionalonatureoofo theo assaultocarriedooutobyotheoaccusedopersons.oo

7.1.o o Theoinvolvementoofootheroaccusedopersons,onamely,oToti,oJashan,o Simmu,oGianio(petitionerohereinoinoCRM-M-5287-2026)oandoSarabjitoaliasoSabio hasoalsoobeenospecificallyomentionedoinotheocomplaint,owhooreachedotheospoto armedo witho theiro respectiveo weaponso ando activelyo participatedo ino theo occurrence.oAccusedoGianio(petitionerohereinoinoCRM-M-5287-2026)oinflictedoao o o o o 8o o kirpanoblowoonotheocomplainant'sorightohandocausingoinjuriesotoohisofingers,o kirpano blowo ono theo heado ofowhileo accusedo Sarabjito aliaso Sabio inflictedo ao Harpreeto Ramo wheno heo attemptedo too interveneo ando saveo theo complainant,o therebyo causingo bleedingo injuries.o Theiroparticipationo clearlyo showso thato theo accusedopersonsoactedoinofurtheranceoofotheirocommonointentionotoocauseoseriouso harm.oo

7.2.o o Thatoapartofromocausingogrievousoinjuriesotootheocomplainantoando othero persons,o theo accusedo personso alsoo indulgedo ino actso ofo vandalismo byo damagingotheopropertyoofotheocomplainant.oAccusedoJashanoandoSimmuostrucko theo tileso outsideo theo complainant'so gateo witho sotaso ando brokeo them,o whileo accusedoTotioinflictedoaokirpanoblowoonotheogateocausingodamageotooit.oSuchoactso furtherodemonstrateotheoviolentoconductoandounlawfulobehaviouroofotheoaccusedo persons.oo

7.3.o o AoperusaloofotheostatusoreportofiledobyotheoStateorevealsothatonoo representationobyofamilyomemberoofotheopetitioner(s),onamely,oJoginderoSingho wasoreceivedobyotheopolice.oOnotheootherohand,oaostatementoofosaidoJogindero Singho waso alsoo recorded,o wherein,o heo deniedo ofo movingo anyo sucho representation.oFurther,oindubitably,otheopetitionero(MangatoRam)ohasonoocleano antecedentsoasoheoisostatedotoohaveobeenoinvolvedoinootheroFIR(s).oo

8.o o Theopetitioner(s)ohaveobeenospecificallyonamedoinotheoFIR,oandotheo natureo ofo theo injurieso attributedo too themo iso graveo ando seriouso reflectingo theo severityoofotheoallegedoact.oNoocauseonayoplausibleocauseohasobeenoshown,oatothiso stage,ofromowhichoitocanobeodecipheredothatotheopetitioner(s)ohaveobeenofalselyo o o o o 9o o

9.o o Itoisobefittingotoomentionohereothatowhileoconsideringoaopleaoforo grantoofoanticipatoryobail,otheoCourtohasotooequilibrateobetweenosafeguardingo individualorightsoandoprotectingosocietalointerest(s).oTheoCourtooughtotooreckono withotheomagnitudeoandonatureoofotheooffence;otheoroleoattributedotootheoaccused;o theoneedoforofairoandofreeoinvestigationoasoalsootheodeeperoandowideoimpactoofo suchoallegedoiniquitiesoonotheosociety.oItoisoimperativeothatoeveryopersonoinotheo Societyo cano expecto ano atmosphereo freeo fromo forebodingo &o fearo ofo anyo transgression.ooAtothisostage,othereoisonoomaterialoonorecordotooholdothatoprimao facieocaseoisonotomadeooutoagainstotheopetitioner(s).oTheomaterialowhichohaso comeo ono recordo ando preliminaryo investigation,o appearo too beo establishedo ao reasonableo basiso foro theo accusations.o Thus,o ito iso noto appropriateo too granto anticipatoryobailotootheopetitioner(s),oasoitowouldonecessarilyocauseoimpedimento inoeffectiveoinvestigation.oInoStateov.oAniloSharmao[Stateov.oAniloSharma,o(1997)o 7oSCCo187o:o1997oSCCo(Cri)o1039],otheoSupremeoCourtoheldoasoundero:o(SCCop.o 189,oparao6)oo "6.oWeofindoforceoinotheosubmissionoofoCBIothatocustodialointerrogationoiso qualitativelyomoreoelicitation-orientedothanoquestioningoaosuspectowhooisowell-ensconcedowithoaofavourableoorderounderoSectiono438oofotheoCode.oInoaocaseo likeo this,o effectiveo interrogationo ofo ao suspectedo persono iso ofo tremendouso advantageoinodisinterringomanyousefuloinformationsoandoalsoomaterialsowhicho wouldohaveobeenoconcealed.oSuccessoinosuchointerrogationowouldoeludeoifotheo suspectedopersonoknowsothatoheoisowelloprotectedoandoinsulatedobyoaopre-arresto bailoorderoduringotheotimeoheoisointerrogated.oVeryooftenointerrogationoinosucho aoconditionowouldoreduceotooaomereoritual.oTheoargumentothatotheocustodialo interrogationoisofraughtowithotheodangeroofotheopersonobeingosubjectedotoothird-degreeo methodso needo noto beo countenanced,o for,o sucho ano argumento cano beo advancedobyoalloaccusedoinoallocriminalocases.oTheoCourtohasotoopresumeothato responsibleopoliceoofficersowouldoconductothemselvesoinoaoresponsibleomannero ando thato thoseo entrustedo witho theo tasko ofo disinterringo offenceso wouldo noto conductothemselvesoasooffenders."o o

10.o o Inoviewoofotheoseriousnessoofotheoallegations,otheoroleoattributedotoo theopetitioner(s)oandohisoco-accusedowhileoarmedowithodeadlyoweapons,ocarryingo aoviolentoattackouponotheocomplainant-sideoandoalsoovandalizingotheopropertyoofo o o o o 10o o theocomplainant,othisoCourtofindsonoocompellingogroundotooextendotheobenefitoofo discretionaryoreliefotootheopetitioner(s).oGrantingobail,oatothisostage,owouldonoto onlyo undermineo theo administrationo ofo justiceo buto mayo alsoo emboldeno theo accusedoandoposeoaothreatotootheosafetyoandowell-beingoofotheovictimoandoothero witnesses.oo o o Ino viewo ofo theo gravityo ofo theo allegations,o theo specifico roleo attributedotootheopetitioner(s),otheoseriousonatureoofoinjuriesosustainedobyotheo complainantoandoothersoandotheonecessityoofocustodialointerrogationoforoaofairo ando thorougho investigation,o thiso Courto isoofo theo consideredo opiniono thato theo petitioner(s)odoonotodeserveotheoconcessionoofoanticipatoryobailoinotheofactualo matrixo ofo theo caseo ino hand.o Moreover,o custodialo interrogationo ofo theo petitioner(s)oisonecessaryoforoanoeffectiveoinvestigationo&otoounravelotheotruth.o Theopetition(s)oare,othus,odevoidoofomeritsoandoareoherebyodismissed.oo

11.o o Nothingosaidohereinaboveoshallobeodeemedotoobeoanoexpressionoofo opinionouponomeritsoofotheocase/investigation.oo

12.o o Pendingoapplication(s),oifoany,oshalloalsoostandodisposedooff.oo oo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o o o o ooooJUDGEoooooJUDGE Marcho05,o2026o mahaviroo Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo