Dismissing a bail petition of an accused with criminal antecedents, the Punjab and Haryana High Court asserted that the parameters for granting bail to the first-time offenders and ordinary people stand on a much lower pedestal than that of “gangsters and contract killer”.
The observations were given by Justice Anoop Chitkara in an order on September 19, in a case that pertains to an incident at Sirsa in Haryana on February 5, 2022, when two persons allegedly fired multiple shots at the complainant’s house, which was recorded in CCTV. The next day, the complainant received a phone call on his mobile, in which the caller claimed himself to be a member of the ‘Lawrence Bishnoi’ group and proclaimed that he had been deputed to assassinate him and demanded ₹50 lakh as protection money. The police investigation found the accused – Abhay’s (petitioner) involvement, and he was then arrested.
