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The District Court of Chandigarh Saturday granted bail to Advocate Simranjit Singh Blassi, who had been arrested in an alleged case of attempt to murder and assault, following an altercation with the Bar members on the Punjab and Haryana High Court premises on September 17.
Blassi and a woman advocate had been booked by the Chandigarh Police at Sector 3 police station under sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 109(1) (attempt to murder), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 3(5) (common intention) of the BNS. Blassi was arrested the same day.
Advocate Navkiran Singh, counsel for Blassi, said: “Today morning a meeting of the family of Advocate Simranjeet Singh was arranged by Senior Advocate Atul Lakhanpal and me in High Court with the office-bearers of Bar association. Other side was also present and the matter was mutually settled between the lawyer community. Simranjeet Singh has been granted bail and will soon be released from Burail jail.”
Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Sachin Yadav granted bail to Blassi. A detailed bail order was yet to be released till the filing of the copy.
On Friday, the High Court took suo motu cognisance of a letter written by the secretary of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA), seeking the arrest of a lawyer accused of instigating the attack.
The letter alleged that Advocate Ravneet Kaur instigated Advocate Simranjit Singh Blassi to assault the Bar members on September 17. It was also alleged that Kaur posted defamatory content against the secretary on social media, prompting the court to initiate action on its own motion. Hence, the court had sought response from the Chandigarh Administration and DGP.
Also, Blassi has lodged a complaint, alleging that a mob of 100 unnamed lawyers attacked him. A daily diary report has been registered in the matter but the High Court has stayed coercive action against any Bar member.
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