CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh district Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Punjabi singers
Sarbans Prateek
and
Sukhwinder Singh who were booked by the Police when they were protesting in support of farmers in Sector 34.
The court order read that as nothing is sought to be recovered from possession of the petitioners...it would be just and appropriate if concession of anticipatory bail as granted to petitioners is made absolute.
The court also directed that the singers should join the investigation and abide by the provisions of Section 438(2) of the CrPC.
The court also granted bail to two Chandigarh residents namely Mehar Singh and Kirpal Singh.
Advocate Vikram Vohra counsel argued that they were not in possession of any weapons/lathies/bhala and have not inflicted any injury on the police party. It was further submitted that they were protesting peacefully to support the farmers' cause.
The petitioners were booked by the Chandigarh Police and they moved to court on account of apprehension of arrest in respect of FIR filed on December 8 at Police Station South Sector-34 under section 147/ 148/ 149/ 186/ 269/ 270/ 332/ 353 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 and Section 3 of Epidemic Act, 1897 .
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