Manjit v. State of Haryana

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2.oo o Theo caseo seto upo ino theo FIRo ino questiono (aso seto outo byo theo petitioneroinotheopresentopetition)oisoasofollows:-o "To,otheoSHO,oPoliceoStationoGurugram.oSir,oitoisorequestedothato IoSanjayoSector-37,oKumar,oisoaoresidentoofovillageoKhandsa.oMyo fatherowasoaoretiredoarmyomanoandoheousedotoostayoatohome.oMyo familyo hado ao veryo oldo disputeo witho theo residentso ofo ouro owno village'so namelyo Basanto Faujio S/Oo Dharampal,o Manjeeto S/Oo Basant,o Manisho S/Oo Basant,o Kapilo S/Oo Manoj,o Kushalo S/Oo Manoj,oLakhanoS/0oDevendra,oSanjuoS/OoDevender,oMintuoS/oo Balkishan,oGajenderoS/OoRambhul,oShastrioDeepakoS/0oSatpalo Fauji,o Munnio Devio W/?o Dharampal,o Gautamo s/oo Manbir,o CRM-M-27573-2025o o P a g e o|o2o o o o ParveenoSolankioS/OoRohtash,oManjuoW/OoBasantoFauji,oMohano s/oo Dharampal,o Monuo Chauhano s/oo Sukhbir,o Tonyo Bhanja,o residento ofo villageo Khandsao ando Deepako Gurjar,o residento ofo Mohammadpuro Jhadsa,o Rishanto S/Oo Kushalpal,o residento ofo BegampuroKhatola,oKapiloUP,owhoohadofoughtowithousoearliero alsooandohadothreatenedotookill.oTodayoono18.04.2024oatoabouto

02.00opmomyofatherohadoleftoouroPLOToforohomeotooeat,oduringo thiso timeo Manjeet,o Basant,o Lakhan,o Mintu,o Sanju,o Kapil,o Manish,oKushalosurroundedomyofatheroandoduringothisotimeotheiro otherofriendoDineshoTimmuoS/OoSurajoBhanoresidentoofoKhandsao cameoandostartedofiringoatomyofatherowithotheopistoloinohisohando onotheirobehest.oSoomyofatherotriedotoodefendohimselfobutoheowaso hitobyomanyobullets.oAndomyofatherofellounconsciousothere.oAo passerbyoinformedoaboutotheoincident,osooIoimmediatelyoreachedo theospotoandomyoelderouncle'sosonoPintuoalsooreachedotheospoto andoLalitoS/OoDevenderoSinghoalsooreachedothere.oThenoallotheo peopleoranoawayofromothere.oWeotookomyofatheroinoourocarotoo Ayushmano Hospital.o Theo doctoro referredo himo too Medantao Hospital.o Wheno weo reachedo Medantao Hospitalo witho him,o theo doctorodeclaredohimodead.oMyofatherodiedodueotootheobulletso firedobyoDineshoaliasoTimuoandotheoaboveomentionedopeopleoato theo behesto ofo Manjeet,o Basant,o Lakhan,o Mintu,o Sanju,o Kapil,o Manish,o Kushal.o Thato Basanto Fauji,o Manjeet,o Manish,o Kapil,o Kushal,o Lakhan,o Sanju,o Mintu,o Gajender,o Shastri,o Deepak,o DeepakoGurjar,oRishant,oMunnioDevi,oTonyonephew,oKapilofromo UP,o Gautam,o Praveeno Solanki,o Manjuo W/oo Basant,o Mohan,o MonuoChauhanoalloofothemohaveoconspiredoandogotomyofathero murdered.oTakeoappropriateoactionoagainstothem.oSd/-oSANJAYo MOB-8816868208.o Policeo Actiono Todayo I,o SIo waso postedo aso SDOodutyoinoPoliceoStationoSector-37owhenotheopoliceostationo receivedo informationo fromo Controlo Roomo Gurugramo thato ao murderohasotakenoplaceodueotoofiringonearotheosoapofactoryoino villageo Khandsa.o Reacho theo spoto foro action.o Ono whicho information,o I,o SIo alongo witho theo officialso ASIo Shrikishano 225/GGM,o HCo Rakesho 358/GGMo ando SIo Balrajo 3512/GGMo reachedotheospotowhereotheobodyoofoaopersonowasolyingosoakedoino bloodoatotheospot.oOnoenquiringofromotheopersonsopresentoatotheo spot,oitowasofoundothatotheootheropersonoinjuredoinotheoincident,o CRM-M-27573-2025o o P a g e o|o3o o o o SuniloKumaroS/ooresidentoofoJagroopoSingh,oKhandsa,ohasobeeno shot.oHeohasobeenotakenotootheohospital.oAndotheobodyopresentoato theospotoisoofoDineshoaliasoTimuosonoofoSurajoBhan,oresidentoofo villageoKhandsa.oTheoincidentoandotheocircumstancesoofotheospoto wereoproperlyoinformedotootheoSHOoandohigheroofficialsoando SEENo OFo CRIMEo TEAMo ando FINGERo PRINTo TEAMo wereo madeoawareoofotheosituationoandoaskedotoocomeotootheospot.oTheo SHOoandohigheroofficialsoandoC.Bikramo4704ohaveocomeopresento onotheospot,owhoowereomadeoawareoofotheosituation,otheoseenoofo crimeoteamofingeroprintoteamohasoarrivedoatotheospot.oUnderotheo instructionsoofoSeenoofocrimeoteam,otheospotoandotheobodyoofo deceasedoDineshowereoinspected.oTheoSEENoOFoCRIMEoTEAMo collectedoandopresentedotheoswabsoofobothotheohandsoofodeceasedo Dineshoandotheobloodostainsolyingonearotheobody,owhichowereo takeno intoo policeo custodyo byo ao Memo.o Fromo differento placeso fromotheospotoofoincident,o4oemptyobullets,o1ofiredobulletopellet,o bloodo falleno ato theo spot,o ao bloodo stainedo brick/stoneo ando 2o slipperso wereo collectedo ando takeno intoo policeo custodyo byo ao memo.oFromotheonearbyoplotoofodeceasedoSunil,oaobloodostainedo ironorodoandoaopistolowithoanoemptyobulletostuckoinoitowereofoundo whichowereocollectedoandotakenointoopoliceocustodyobyoaomemo.o Theo bodyo ofo deceasedo Dinesho waso takeno too GHo SECo 10o byo arrangingo ao privateo ambulanceo througho C.o Vikramo 4704.o InformationowasoreceivedofromoMHCopoliceostationothatoanothero personoinjuredoinotheoincidentonamelyoSunilohasodiedoinotheosameo incident.o Upono receivingo theo information,o Srikishan,o C.o I,o SIo alongo witho ASIo Balrajo 3512o Medantao Hospital,o Gurugram,o reachedotheowhereotheyoreceivedodeceasedoSunil'soPIoandoMLCo NO-11984o datedo 18.04.2024o ando ao broughto deado rukkao ando outsideotheohospital,odeceasedoSunil'sosonoSanjayometoandoheo submittedoaowrittenocomplaint.o

3.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso submittedo thato theo petitionero iso ino custodyo sinceo 14.06.2024.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero furthero submittedo that,o assumingo arguendo,o theo prosecutiono versionoisotakenotoobeocorrect,otheoprimeoroleoattributedotootheopetitioneroiso thatoofoconspiracy.ooLearnedocounseloappearingoforotheopetitionerohasofurthero CRM-M-27573-2025 P a g e | 4

o argued that there is no material available on record alongwith challan which may be recorded that the petitioner was present at the spot when the murder in question took place. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further iterated that the FIR-complainantosideohasoe5aggeratedotheo6ersiono andohadoimplicatedo##opersonsoasoaccused(obutotheopoliceohasochosenotoofileo challanoonl1oagainsto8opersons.ooThus, regular bail is prayed for.

¶4Counsel for the State has opposed the present petition by arguing that the allegations raised are serious in nature and, thus, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of regular bail.

¶5Learned counsel for the complainanto has argued that the petitioner is accused of committing a serious offence and, in case, he is enlarged on regular bail there is all the likelihood that he may intimidate the prosecution witnesses including the FIR-complainant.oo4earnedocounselo forotheocomplainantohasofurtheroiteratedothatothereoisoclearoe6idence(oinotheo formo ofo moti6e(o a6ailableo againsto theo petitioner(o 2hicho pointso too hiso culpabilit1.o7eohasofurtheroarguedothatotheo2eapon%s'ousedoinooffenceo2ereo actuall1opurchasedob1otheopetitioneroandoheoshouldonotobeoe5tendedotheo concessionooforegularobail.ooo

¶6I have heard counsel for the parties and have gone through the available records of the case.

¶7The petitioner was arrested on 14.06.2024, whereinafter investigation was carried out and challan was presented on 19.07.2024 wherein total 45 witnesses have been cited, out of which none has been examined till date. It is not in dispute that the conclusion of trial will take long time. At this juncture, it would be apposite to refer herein to the dicta CRM-M-27573-2025o o P a g e o|o5o o o o passedobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoJavedoGulamoNabioShaikhovs.oStateo ofo Maharashtrao ando another,o 2024(3)o RCRo (Criminal)o 494,o relevanto whereoforeadsothus:o o "18.oCriminalsoareonotobornooutobutomade.oTheohumano potentialoinoeveryoneoisogoodoandoso,oneverowriteooffoanyocriminalo asobeyondoredemption.oThisohumanistofundamentaloisooftenomissedo whenodealingowithodelinquents,ojuvenileoandoadult.oIndeed,oeveryo sainto haso ao pasto ando everyo sinnero ao future.o Wheno ao crimeo iso committed,o ao varietyo ofo factorso iso responsibleo foro makingo theo offendero commito theo crime.o Thoseo factorso mayo beo socialo ando economic,omayobe,otheoresultoofovalueoerosionooroparentaloneglect;o mayo be,o becauseo ofo theo stresso ofo circumstances,o oro theo manifestationoofotemptationsoinoaomilieuoofoaffluenceocontrastedo withoindigenceoorootheroprivations.oo o 19.oIfotheoStateooroanyoprosecutingoagencyoincludingotheo courtoconcernedohasonoowherewithalotooprovideooroprotectotheo fundamentalo righto ofo ano accusedo too haveo ao speedyo trialo aso enshrinedounderoArticleo21oofotheoConstitutionothenotheoStateooro anyootheroprosecutingoagencyoshouldonotoopposeotheopleaoforobailo onotheogroundothatotheocrimeocommittedoisoserious.oArticleo21oofo theoConstitutionoappliesoirrespectiveoofotheonatureoofotheocrime."o o o o Theorivalocontentionsoofotheolearnedocounseloforotheoparties;oaso toowhetherotheopetitionerohasobeenofalselyoimplicatedointootheoFIR,oshallobeo goneo intoo duringo theo courseo ofo trial.o o Thiso Courto doeso noto deemo ito appropriateotoodelveodeepointootheseorivalocontentions,oatothisostageolestoito mayoprejudiceotheorightsoofoeitheroofotheoparties.ooNothingotangibleohasobeeno broughto forwardo too indicateo theo likelihoodo ofo theo petitionero abscondingo fromotheoprocessoofojusticeoorointerferingowithotheoremainingoprosecutiono CRM-M-27573-2025 P a g e | 6

o As per the custody certificate dated 06.08.2025 filed by the learned State counsel, the petitioner has suffered incarceration for more than 1 year and 1 month. Further, as per the said custody certificate the petitioner is shown to be involved in three other cases under Section 138 of NIA and the petitioner is stated to be involved in another FIR under Section 302 of IPC, in which he was acquitted vide judgment dated

25.07.2018. However, this factum cannot be a ground sufficient by itself, to decline the concession of regular bail to the petitioner in the FIR in question when a case is made out for grant of regular bail qua the FIR in question by ratiocinating upon the facts/circumstances of the said FIR. Reliance in this regard can be placed upon the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Maulana Mohd. Amir Rashadi v. State of U.P. and another, 2012 (1) RCR (Criminal) 586; a Division Bench judgment of the Hon'ble Calcutta High Court in case of Sridhar Das v. State, 1998 (2) RCR (Criminal) 477 & judgments of this Court in CRM-M No.38822-2022 titled as Akhilesh Singh v. State of Haryana, decided on 29.11.2021, and Balraj v. State of Haryana, 1998 (3) RCR (Criminal) 191. Suffice to say, the further detention of the petitioner in custody is not required in the facts and circumstances of the case.

¶8The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate. However, in addition to conditions that may be imposed by the concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate, the petitioner shall remain bound by the following conditions:-

(i) The petitioner shall not mis-use the liberty granted. CRM-M-27573-2025 P a g e | 7

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(ii) The petitioner shall not tamper with any evidence, oral or documentary, during the trial.

(iii) The petitioner shall not absent himself on any date before the trial.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail.

(v) The petitioner shall deposit his passport, if any, with the trial Court.

(vi) The petitioner shall give his cell phone number to the Investigating Officer/SHO of concerned Police Station and shall not change his cell-phone number without prior permission of the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate.

(vii) The petitioner shall not in any manner try to delay the trial.

¶9In case of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions and those which may be imposed by concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate as directed hereinabove or upon showing any other sufficient cause, the State/complainant shall be at liberty to move cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

¶10Ordered accordingly.

¶11Nothing said hereinabove shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case.

¶12Since the main case has been decided, pending miscellaneous application, if any, shall also stands disposed off.

(SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE August 12, 2025 :a#een Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No