P&H: Denies Anticipatory Bail in Assault Case Involving Amputation of Complainant’s Finger
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused anticipatory bail to Tamanpreet Kaur and Jaswinder Singh in a case alleging that they and others entered a woman’s home and assaulted her. Justice Sumeet Goel dismissed their petitions, finding that the allegations and the need for custodial interrogation weighed against granting pre-arrest protection.
According to the prosecution account set out in the order, Jaswinder Singh allegedly struck the complainant with a sharp-edged weapon, chopping off her little finger. Tamanpreet Kaur and another accused allegedly hit the complainant with sticks, causing her to fall.
The petitioners argued that they had been falsely...
