IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 4114-M of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 13.03.2007 Randhir Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana ..... RESPONDENT CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior DAG, Haryana. Petitioner Randhir Singh, apprehending his arrest in a non- bailable offence in case FIR No. 17 dated 7.1.2007 under Sections 420, 406, 506/34 IPC, registered at Police Station City Karnal, has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of anticipatory bail. On January 25, 2007, interim anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioner subject to his joining investigation. I have heard counsel for the parties and have gone through the contents of the FIR as well as the order dated 17.1.2007, passed by Sessions Judge, Karnal, whereby bail application of the petitioner has been dismissed. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the aforesaid FIR was registered on the allegation that the complainant paid Rs. 20,000/- to Sorabh Bali, co-accused of the petitioner, in order to make the said amount double. It is alleged that Sorabh Bali promised the complainant to return Rs. 40,000/- after ten days. Counsel further contends that the petitioner has not been even named in the FIR and the police wants to falsely implicate him in the case. Crl. Misc. No. 4114-M of 2007 -2- Counsel for the petitioner further states that in terms of the interim order dated January 25, 2007, the petitioner has joined the investigation. The State counsel does not dispute this fact and further states that the petitioner is no more required for further investigation. In view of the above, without commenting on the merits, the interim bail, granted vide order dated January 25, 2007, is made absolute subject to the same terms and conditions. Disposed of accordingly. March 13, 2007 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE