Crl.M.No.M 30403 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M 30403 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 18, 2010 Rajesh Kumar .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Vivek Salathia, 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.161, dated 12.10.2009, registered under Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, at Police Station Sultanwind, District Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. A coordinate Bench of this Court while issuing notice of motion on 29.10.2009, passed the following order: “ Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner was not named in the FIR. He was not owner of the truck No.PCE 4176. Notice of motion to the Advocate General, Punjab for 17.12.2009. Meanwhile, petitioner is directed to surrender before the Investigating Officer. In case of his doing so he shall be released on interim bail by the Investigating Officer, subject to his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer/Arresting Officer. He shall comply with the conditions Crl.M.No.M 30403 of 2009 (O&M) -2- laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said order, the petitioner has already joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well, on instructions from Satwant Singh, ASI, 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 29.10.2009, granting interim bail to petitioner- Rajesh Kumar, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 18.3.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge