Crl.M.No.M-9589 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-9589 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 10, 2010 Pooja and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Vikas Sagar, Advocate for the petitioners. 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 petitioners in FIR No.159, dated 9.9.2007, registered under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, at Police Station Noormahal. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 31.3.2010, passed the following order: “Crl.M.No.17153 of 2010 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.M-9589 of 2010 Argues that petitioners are sisters-in-law of the complainant and that they have been falsely implicated in this case. Notice of motion for 10.5.2010. However, petitioners are directed to join the investigation and in case they are arrested, they shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Crl.M.No.M-9589 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. ” 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 further stated that moreover the dispute has since been compromised between the complainant and her husband. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well, on instructions from, Hansraj HC, that the petitioners have joined the investigation and that they are no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. 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 31.3.2010, granting interim bail to petitioners, namely, Pooja and Usha, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 10.5.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge