Crl. Misc. No. M-23631 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-23631 of 2010 Date of Decision: October 5, 2010 Bholi @ Jagdeep Kaur ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Parveen Chauhan, Advocate for Mr. N.P.S. Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.154 dated 26.6.2010, under Sections 406/420/294/506 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Sadar Jagraon. At the time of issuance of notice of motion on 17.8.2010, the following order was passed by this Court :- "Heard. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the main allegation in the FIR has been levelled against Balwinder Singh, husband of the petitioner, and that she has been named as an accused only on account of being the wife of that Crl. Misc. No. M-23631 of 2010 2 Balwinder Singh and that there is inordinate delay of six years in lodging the FIR. Notice of motion for 5.10.2010. In the meanwhile, in the case of arrest of the petitioner, in the FIR mentioned in the petition,k she shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer subject to the following conditions :- (i)She shall join the investigation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. (ii)She shall not offer any threat, promise or inducement to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing the same to the Investigating Officer/Court; and (iii)She shall not leave the limits of this country without prior permission of the Court.” Learned State Counsel, who is assisted by H.C. Kamaljit Singh, has submitted that in terms of the above order the petitioner has joined investigation. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the interim bail granted by this Court on 17.8.2010 is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. (SABINA) October 5, 2010 JUDGE Anand