CRM No. M-9951 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-9951 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 05.05.2011 Lakhbir Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Surinder Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Present petition is moved for cancelling the anticipatory bail granted to respondents No.2 and 3 by Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur, in FIR No.103 dated 28.8.2010 under Sections 452/324/323/341/427/506 read with Section 34 IPC, Police Station Bullowal, District Hoshiarpur, contending that accused have failed to join investigation, thus, have violated one of the condition of anticipatory bail. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from HC Mohan Lal, Investigating Officer, who is personally present in the Court, states that Sh. Mahinder Singh DSP, Special Branch, Hoshiarpur, stood retired on 31.3.2011; however, accused were called and interrogated by DSP Mahinder Singh prior to his retirement. He has further stated that now accused have joined the CRM No. M-9951 of 2011 (O&M) -2- investigation being conducted by Investigating Officer. On instructions from Investigating Officer, he has further stated that custodial interrogation is not required. Since accused are participating in the investigation and custodial interrogation is not requested for and accused are not reported to have mis-used the bail, therefore, there is no ground to cancel the anticipatory bail. Dismissed. (Alok Singh) Judge May 05, 2011 R.S.