IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-764 of 2011 Date of decision: 7th March, 2011 Gurdeep Singh and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Tribhuvan Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. V.P. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail to the petitioners in case FIR No.98 dated 13.12.2010 registered at Police Station Sehna, District Barnala under Sections 498-A/ 506/34 IPC. A Coordinate Bench, on January 12, 2011 had passed the following order: “Learned counsel for the petitioners inter alia contends that the petitioners are the husbands of Amarjit Kaur- complainant and her sister Simarjit Kaur respectively. It is submitted that general allegations regarding demand for dowry have been made. The petitioners were married to Amarjit Kaur- complainant and her sister Simarjit Kaur respectively about 15 years earlier to the registration of FIR. It is submitted that the petitioners are ready to keep their respective wives in their matrimonial home. Notice of motion for 7.3.2011. In the meantime, in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be admitted to interim bail on their furnishing personal Criminal Misc. No.M-764 of 2011 bonds and surety each to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. The petitioners shall, however, join investigation as and when called and shall abide by the conditions of Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” Counsel for the State, on instructions from Harbhajan Singh ASI, Police Station Sehna, has stated that in pursuance of the order reproduced above, petitioners have joined the investigation and are no longer required for custodial interrogation by the investigating agency. In view of the statement made by Counsel for the State, order dated January 12, 2011 passed by a Coordinate Bench, whereby interim bail was granted to the petitioners, is hereby affirmed and the present petition stands disposed of accordingly. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE March 7, 2011 rps 2