IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-9772 of 2009 Date of decision: 24th April, 2009 Sher Singh and others … Petitioners Versus State of Haryana … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. R.N. Lohan, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior DAG Haryana for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in case FIR No. 129 dated 23.03.2009 registered at Police Station Sadar Jind under Sections 498-A, 406, 506 IPC. On 9th April, 2009, a Coordinate Bench had passed the following order: “Says that the complainant alongwith her husband is living separately from the petitioners who are father-in-law, mother-in-law and two sister-in-laws. Allegations are under Sections 498-A, 406, 506 IPC. Notice to A.G., Haryana for 20.04.2009. Arrest stayed subject to conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” Criminal Misc. No. M-9772 of 2009 Petitioners are parents and sister of husband of the complainant. It is admitted by the Counsel for the State that the husband of complainant has been arrested and he has been released on regular bail. Counsel for the State, on instructions from Kailash Devi ASI, has submitted that petitioners have joined investigation and their custodial interrogation is not requires. Taking into consideration the relationship of the petitioners with the complainant and the fact that they have joined the investigation, pre-arrest bail granted to them by a Coordinate Bench of this Court on 9th April, 2009 is affirmed till submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan). Thereafter, petitioners will be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE April 24, 2009 rps 2