Criminal Misc. No. M-23381 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 4.9.2009 (1) Criminal Misc. No. M-23381 of 2009 (O&M) Gurmail Kaur .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent (2) Criminal Misc. No. M-23791 of 2009 (O&M) Surinder Kaur and another .. Petitioners v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate for petitioner-Gurmail Kaur. Mr. P. S. Kang, Advocate for petitioners-Surinder Kaur and another. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Navjeet Singh, Advocate for the complainant. .. Rajesh Bindal J. This order will dispose of the above mentioned two petitions, as the same arise out of one FIR. The facts have been extracted from Crl. Misc. No. M-23381 of 2009. While issuing notice of motion, following contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner were noticed: “Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dispute in the present case is between the partners of the firm. A civil suit filed by the husband of complainant as her power of attorney holder seeking restrain against the partners in the firm for alienation of the property of the firm and also from demolishing the structure was already Criminal Misc. No. M-23381 of 2009 pending, when the FIR in question was registered. In fact there was no interim stay granted to the plaintiff in the suit.” It is not disputed that the petitioner has already joined the investigation. The only offence alleged against the petitioner, which is non-bailable is regarding taking away of some property of the partnership firm for which civil litigation is pending between them. For that, in my opinion, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Accordingly, the interim orders passed by this Court in both the cases are made absolute. The petitions stand disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 4.9.2009 mk