Crl. Misc. No.M-7608 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-7608 of 2010 Date of Decision: 07.05.2010 Major Harbakhsh Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. A.P.S. Deol, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Daldeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G., Punjab for the respondent-State. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C for grant of concession of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.135 dated 13.07.2008 under Sections 218, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC and Section 13(2) 88 of P.C. Act and Passport Act registered at Police Station City Moga. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from Inspector Krishan Kumar, states that although the petitioner has joined the investigation but he is the concerned person who verified the documents which subsequently turned out to be faked. It is further contended that there was an agreement with the Passport Office vide which under Crl. Misc. No.M-7608 of 2010 2 clause (l), the petitioner undertook to satisfy himself about the genuineness of details furnished by the applicant of the passport. It is not denied that the petitioner has joined the investigation. It is also admitted that nothing is required to be recovered from him. A detailed order was passed on 16.3.2010 granting interim bail to the petitioner. The facts, as noted in the order dated 16.3.2010 are not disputed. Accordingly, the order dated 16.3.2010 passed by this Court is made absolute and the present petition is, hereby, allowed. However, the petitioner shall join the investigation as and when required to do so. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 07.05.2010 JUDGE gurpreet