IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-38135 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 7th February, 2011 Vikas and another … Petitioners Versus State of Haryana … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Sarwan Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. N.S. Rapri, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana 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.52 dated 21.04.2010 registered at Police Station Odhan, District Sirsa under Sections 458 and 380 IPC. Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that on similar allegations, another FIR was also registered against the petitioners and vide an order dated January 21, 2011 passed in Criminal Misc. No.M- 37886 of 2010, the petitioners have been granted pre-arrest bail in that case. Counsel for the State has not disputed the fact that on similar allegations, the petitioners have been granted pre-arrest bail. Learned counsel, on instructions from ASI Kashmiri Lal of Police Station Odhan, has further stated that in pursuance of the order passed by a Coordinate Criminal Misc. No.M-38135 of 2010 (O&M) Bench of this Court on December 24, 2010, the 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 December 24, 2010, 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 February 7, 2011 rps 2