Crl.M.No.M-9136 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-9136 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 30, 2010 Sh.B.K.Gupta and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Anurag Mangla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Rajinder Singh Arya, DAG, Haryana. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in FIR No.255 of 2009, dated 23.7.2009, registered under Sections 498-A and 406 IPC, at Police Station Faridabad (Old). I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. On 8.4.2010, this Court passed the following order: “ It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that husband of complainant has since returned from America and that petitioners as well as husband of complainant i.e. son of petitioners is ready to comply with the memorandum of understanding already entered into between the parties. It has also been stated that petitioners and their son has also got prepared a draft of Rs.6 lacs in favour of complainant and that draft of another Rs.6 lacs will also be got prepared. It is also stated that they are ready to handover the passport of the complainant, PPF and any other document in the possession of husband of the complainant and he is also ready to file petition for divorce as per the memorandum of understanding. Crl.M.No.M-9136 of 2010 (O&M) -2- In view of these facts, petitioners are directed to join the investigation and in case of their arrest, they shall be admitted to interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Adjourned to 30.4.2010..” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that pursuant to the said order, the petitioners have already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well that the petitioners have joined the investigation and that they are no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police, as they are complying with the memorandum of understanding, already entered into between the parties. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioners are likely to abscond or that they are likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 8.4.2010, granting interim bail to petitioners-B.K.Gupta and Smt.Vimla Gupta, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 30 .4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge