P&H: Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Helping Facilitate Head Assault

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 31 Oct 2026
Headnotes

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.482, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Ss.110, 115(2), 117(2) — Anticipatory bail — Petitioner allegedly intercepted and surrounded complainant and caught hold of him, thereby facilitating assault that caused comminuted fracture of frontal bone — Fact that no blow was attributed to...


Facts of the Case

P&H: Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Helping Facilitate Head Assault

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused anticipatory bail to Ram Avtar, who is accused of holding a complainant while another accused struck him on the head with a lathi. Justice Manisha Batra dismissed his petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

The FIR alleges that the complainant was intercepted on his way to his plot by Ram Avtar and two co-accused. The complainant said Ram Avtar and another accused held him while the third struck him with a lathi. He suffered a comminuted fracture of the frontal bone and remained in intensive care for...

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