Court grants bail to Lt Gen’s grandson

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 11

A local court today granted bail to Kanav Partap Hoon (32), grandson of Lt Gen PN Hoon (retd).

Kanav was arrested on the intervening nigh of October 7 and 8 after he reportedly hit a PCR vehicle twice when he was signalled to stop. He was driving a Hyundai Venue allegedly under the influence of liquor.

The police received information that a vehicle that was involved in an accident in Panchkula was spotted near the Transport light point.

The PCR vehicle which was near the spot chased the car and signalled the driver to stop the vehicle near the Railway light point. However, he hit the PCR vehicle with his car and sped away from the spot.

The PCR staff kept chasing the suspect and tried to stop the vehicle near the Bapu Dham light point. However, the suspect again rammed his car into the PCR vehicle. After his car broke down and he failed to escape from the spot, the police apprehend Kanav, a resident of Sector 6, Panchkula.

A case under Sections 279 (rash driving), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty) and 186 (obstructing a public servant in the discharge of public functions) of the IPC and Section 185 (driving by a drunken person or a person under the influence of drugs) of the Motor Vehicles Act was registered at the Industrial Area police station.

The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate granted bail to the suspect, who was in judicial custody, after furnishing bail bonds of Rs 50,000.