CRM No. M-6285 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-6285 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 31.03.2011 Goldi alias Gurpreet Singh ....Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. SPS Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Present petition is filed seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.51 dated 8.3.2010 under Sections 308/326/323/324/148/149 of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station City Ferozepur, District Ferozepur. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that no specific injury is attributed to the petitioner and petitioner was said to be armed with base ball bat. Affidavit of ASI Baldev Singh, Police Station City Ferozepur, District Ferozepur, handed over in Court today is taken on record. From the perusal of the affidavit custodial interrogation in the present case seems to be unjustified. Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharashtra and others, 2011(1) RCR(Criminal) 126, has observed that irrational and indiscriminate arrest must be avoided. CRM No. M-6285 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Considering total facts and circumstances of the case present petition is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the petitioner, he shall be released on bail by the arresting officer on furnishing personal bond and one surety subject to the condition under Section 438(2) of the Code. Petitioner shall join investigation as and when he is required to do so. However, it is clarified that if petitioner does not join the investigation despite of the call by the investigating officer, prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of the bail. (Alok Singh) Judge March 31, 2011 R.S.