ITEM NO.1 COURT NO.1 SECTION II-B
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s).1013/2020
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 22-01-2020
in CRLMM No. 684/2020 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana
at Chandigarh)
AMANDEEP KHOKHAR Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. Respondent(s)
(WITH IA No. 21959/2020 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT, IA No. 21961/2020 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No.
140124/2022 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 140122/2022 –
PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 09-01-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA
For Petitioner(s) Dr. Joseph Aristotle, Adv.
Mr. Raj Kishor Choudhary, AOR
Dr. Khushbir Singh Bhullar, Adv.
Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, Adv.
Mr. Anupam Bhati, Adv.
Mr. Pamarty Venkataramana, Adv.
Mr. Nakul Chaudhary, Adv.

For Respondent(s) Ms. Kirti Ahuja, Adv.
Mr. Ajay Pal, AOR
Mr. Mayank Dahiya, Adv.
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Ms. Priya Kashyap, Adv.
Ms. Kumari Bandana, Adv.

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UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1 The petitioner has been denied anticipatory bail by an order dated 22 January
2020 of a Single Judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in connection
with FIR No 150 dated 7 December 2019 registered at Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur for offences punishable under Sections 420 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code 1860.
2 The case against the petitioner is that he married the complainant in 2019 though he had not obtained a divorce from a prior marriage.
3 The petitioner was protected by an order dated 13 February 2020 of this Court when, while issuing notice, an interim stay of arrest was granted.
4 Counsel appearing on behalf of the State of Punjab states that the charge-sheet has been submitted, after investigation.
5 In the above circumstances, we confirm the order dated 13 February 2020 by directing that, in the event of the arrest of the petitioner, he shall be released on bail, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the trial court.
6 The Special Leave Petition is accordingly disposed of.
7 Pending application, if any, stands disposed of.
(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR)
DEPUTY REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR