Fake promotion orders: Punjab cop’s anticipatory bail application dismissed

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

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Chandigarh, January 21

A local court has rejected the anticipatory bail application of Punjab Police SI Harwinder Singh in an alleged forgery of promotion and recruitment orders of 11 Punjab Police personnel issued under the name of a former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP).

The Chandigarh Police have registered a case on a complaint of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), working as staff officer to the then Director-General of Police, Punjab. The complainant alleged that fake orders for the promotion of some police officers were issued under the name of the DGP.

Anil K Sagar, counsel for the accused, argued before the court that custodial interrogation of the applicant is not required and no useful purpose will be served by sending him in judicial custody. Further, he has been falsely implicated in this case and he has nothing to do with the alleged orders. The applicant is not aware of the entire matter.

Opposing the bail application, additional public prosecutor Atul Sethi said the applicant had been shown as one of the beneficiaries in the orders. In one of the orders, he had been shown to have been promoted. In another order, his son, Paramvir Singh, had been shown to have been recruited as a constable in the Punjab Police. Custodial interrogation of the applicant was required to know about his role, modus operandi and his connection with other co-accused.

After hearing the arguments, Additional Sessions Judge Narender dismissed the anticipatory bail application.

The court, in its orders, said: “The investigating agency requires custodial interrogation of the applicant to know about the role of the applicant and his modus operandi in the present case. In these circumstances, where the custodial interrogation of the accused is required, the relief of anticipatory bail sought by the applicant through the application under adjudication cannot be allowed. Accordingly, in the light of the above referred facts and circumstances, the application in hand is dismissed finding no merits therein. However, it is made clear that the above observations will have no bearing on the merits of the case as these have been given only for the purpose to decide the application under adjudication.”