Criminal Misc. No. M-47164 of 2007 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. 1. Criminal Misc. No. M-47164 of 2007 Date of Decision: 2.2.2009 State of Punjab …Petitioner Versus Sahil Garg …Respondent 2. Criminal Misc. No. M-47165 of 2007 State of Punjab …Petitioner Versus Suresh Kumar …Respondent 3. Criminal Misc. No. M-47166 of 2007 State of Punjab …Petitioner Versus Banta Singh and Another …Respondents AND 4. Criminal Misc. No. M-47300 of 2007 State of Punjab …Petitioner Versus Baldev Singh and Others …Respondent Criminal Misc. No. M-47164 of 2007 2 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Garg Narwana, Advocate for the respondents (In all the Cases) Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) State of Punjab instead of acting in right earnest, by filing the present petition has tried to shift its responsibility. By this common order, four petitions i.e. Criminal Misc. Nos. M-47164 of 2007 titled as “State of Punjab v. Sahil Garg”, M-47165 of 2007 titled as “State of Punjab v. Suresh Kumar”, M-47166 of 2007 titled as “State of Punjab v. Banta Singh and Another”, and M-47300 of 2007 titled as “State of Punjab v. Baldev Singh and Others” under Section 439 (2) Cr.P.C. seeking cancellation of regular bail granted to the respondents will be decided together. The respondents were granted regular bail in case FIR No. 254 dated 15.5.2007 registered at Police Station Kotwali, Bathinda, under Sections 332, 333, 353, 186, 188, 427, 435, 283, 148, 149 IPC read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bathinda. The respondents are followers of Dear Sacha Sauda. For holding dharna at G.T. Road near Circuit House, Bathinda, and thereafter causing riot by throwing brick bats on the police, they were arrested. The respondents were arrested on 19.5.2007 and 20.5.2007. As per counsel for the State, on instructions from Gurnam Criminal Misc. No. M-47164 of 2007 3 Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, respondents were remanded to police custody for four days. After their custodial interrogation was not required, they were released on regular bail. Cancellation of bail granted to the respondents has been sought on the ground that:- “In this case witnesses are still to be produced and evidence is still to be led and the accused are likely to influence the witnesses and they will try to win them over by hook or crook”. The bail was granted to the respondents on 13.6.2007. The present petitions for cancellation of bail were filed on 26.9.2007. Till now investigation has not been concluded. Report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. has not been submitted. Therefore, this lackluster approach of the Investigating Agency disentitle them from seeking cancellation of bail to the respondents. Hence, finding no merits in the present petitions, the same are dismissed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 2, 2009 “DK”