BJP leader Tajinder Bagga can’t be arrested till July 6, rules Punjab and Haryana HC

BJP leader Tajinder Bagga can’t be arrested till July 6, rules Punjab and Haryana HC

HC says Punjab police can interrogate him at his residence that too only twice before July 6, the next date of hearing

Rajesh MoudgilUpdated: Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 06:58 PM IST
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The High Court restrained the Punjab government from taking coercive action against Tajinder Bagga till July 5 | PTI

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday ruled that the Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Bagga, who was booked by Punjab police last month for his alleged provocative remarks against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal, cannot be arrested till July 6, the next date of hearing.

The matter had come up for hearing before the bench of justice Anoop Chitkara in which Bagga had sought the quashing of the FIR registered against him by Punjab police as well as his petition against the arrest warrants issued by a Mohali court.

The bench was also hearing the Punjab police petition against the alleged detention of its personnel by Haryana and Delhi police. The bench also allowed the Punjab police’s application to implead the Central government and Delhi police commissioner, the respondents in the case.

It may be recalled that Bagga was arrested by Punjab police from his Janakpuri residence last Friday though the Punjab police team taking Bagga to Mohali was stopped by Haryana police and handed over to the Delhi police which had a case against Punjab personnel for allegedly abducting Bagga on a complaint given by his father.

The day saw an ugly face-off between the three states’ police; while the Punjab police comes under the newly formed AAP government, the Haryana police is under the BJP-JJP-combine government, and the Delhi police is under the Union ministry of home affairs.

Appearing on behalf of Punjab, advocate general, Anmol Rattan Sidhu held that Bagga had not been joining the investigation in the case and added that after the registration of the FIR against him, he posted tweets which are allegedly promoting religious disharmony.

Representing Bagga, senior advocate Chetan Mittal contended that a false FIR based on an incomplete statement of the complainant had been lodged against the BJP leader. He further submitted that it was suspected the Punjab police would take another step against Bagga and thus his arrest and the investigation be stayed.

After hearing the arguments, justice Chitkara ordered that no charge-sheet shall be filed in the matter by the Punjab police till the next date of hearing, July 6. The high court, however, did not stay the investigation and allowed Punjab police to question Bagga, and said that if they want to interrogate the BJP leader, they would have to do it at his residence and in the presence of his counsel and only twice before the next date of hearing for only an hour by three personnel, including an officer not below the rank of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.

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