Crl. Misc No. M 2458 OF 2011 ****** Baldev Singh & Others vs State of Punjab Present : Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. U.S.Dhaliwal, Addl. A.G Punjab Mr. Vipul Aggarwal, Advocate for the complainant. ******* The petitioners seek grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.82, dated 22.12.2010, registered under Sections 341/368/384/467/468/323/148/149 of the IPC, at Police Station Chattiwind, Amritsar. The allegations against the petitioners are that they abducted the complainant, his father and son and forcibly got signatures and thumb impressions from them on an agreement to sell as well as on certain blank documents. Counsel for the petitioners has argued that if such a thing had actually happened, then there would not have been delay of three days in lodging the FIR, and further that the petitioners have filed a suit for specific performance of the said agreement to sell and that criminal trial can proceed only after the validity of this agreement is adjudged by the civil Court. He has further argued that apart from the agreement to sell in dispute, there is no other document which has been executed by the complainant. In the circumstances, without commenting on the merits of the controversy, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Consequently, the petitioners will appear before the Crl. Misc No. M 2458 of 2011 :2: Investigating Officer on 28.2.2011 between 10 am to 5 pm and on any other subsequent date which may be required, and in the event of their arrest, the Investigating Officer shall release them on anticipatory bail to his satisfaction, subject to the conditions contained in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) February 21, 2011. JUDGE `kk'