Crl.M.No.M-4426 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-4426 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 29, 2010 Rajinder Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.G.S.Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG,Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.146, dated 14.8.2009, under Sections 406/420 IPC, registered at Police Station Samrala, District Ludhiana. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. On 15.3.2010, this Court passed the following order: “ Heard. It has been stated by learned State counsel, on instructions from Avtar Singh, ASI, that petitioner be directed to join the investigation. Hence, petitioner is directed to join the investigation on 29.3.2010 at 10.00 a.m., and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer and cooperate in the investigation and in case he is arrested, he shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Adjourned to 29.4.2010..” Crl.M.No.M-4426 of 2010 (O&M) -2- It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said order, the petitioner has already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well, on instructions from, Prem Singh, HC, that the petitioner has joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is 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 15.3.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner-Rajinder Singh, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 29 .4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge