P&H: Grants Bail in Murder Cum Robbery Case After Four Years in Custody.

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 20 Aug 2026
Headnotes

Indian Penal Code, 1860, Ss.302, 392, 397, 396, 201, 216, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — Murder - Second bail petition — Prolonged incarceration and bleak chances of early conclusion of trial — Accused in custody for about four years and six months and only 7...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — Bail - Object of — Bail is to secure attendance of accused at the trial and is not to be withheld as a punishment. (Para 10)

Indian Penal Code, 1860, Ss.302, 392, 397, 396, 201, 216, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — Murder - Bail — Petitioner not named in FIR, complainant resiled from statement, case rests on circumstantial evidence, and veracity of prosecution version regarding FSL match and alleged recovery...


Facts of the Case

P&H: Grants Bail in Murder Cum Robbery Case After Four Years in Custody.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Deepak alias Kukku in a murder-cum-robbery case, noting that he had already spent about four years and six months in custody and that the trial was moving slowly.

The case arose from an FIR lodged after Raj Kumar, who dealt in oil sales, was shot dead while returning home after collecting payment from the market. The complainant alleged that unknown persons had snatched his father’s money bag and mobile phone. Later, the police added more accused, and the petitioner was also brought into the case on the basis of...

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