Fearing encounter, gangster Bishnoi seeks anticipatory bail

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

Tribune news service

Chandigarh, July 10

The court of Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Sharma has issued a notice to the Chandigarh Police on an anticipatory bail application filed by notorious criminal Lawrence Bishnoi for July 13.

Lawrence Bishnoi has filed an application alleging that the police might implicate him in the recent firing cases. He prayed that the police should be directed to issue a 15-day advance notice before his arrest. In case the Chandigarh Police want to arrest or produce him in any case in Chandigarh and whenever any production warrant against him is issued by the court, a direction should be given to the investigating officer to bring the petitioner by way of handcuffing as the petitioner apprehended that on way to court or any other place, the police could kill him in fake encounter.

Terminder Singh, counsel for the accused, filed the application under Section 438 of the CrPC. Bishnoi is alleged to have been involved in the firing at the house of liquor baron Arvind Singla’s brother in Sector 33 and at a liquor vend in Sector 9, Chandigarh.

Lawrance Bishnoi is currently lodged at the Bharatpur jail of Rajasthan. Terminder said Lawrence had no facility of phone or any other mode of communication at the Bharatpur jail and the facts could be verified from the jail authorities. He alleged that the Chandigarh Police implicated his name just to highlight the cases to earn fame.

He requested the court to issue a handcuff to the investigation officer for the petitioner and said the latter should be guarded with special security.