CRM-M 2727 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 2727 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.03.2011 Lakhwinder Singh @ Kaka and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. 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) Affidavit of Gurmeet Singh Chauhan PPS, Senior Superintendent of Police, District Amritsar (Rural), handed over in the Court is taken on record. This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.60 dated 10.11.2010 under Sections 326/325/324/323/148/149 of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station Tarsikka, Amritsar (Rural), District Amritsar. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions of SI Arun Sharma, states that petitioners have joined the investigation and custodial interrogation is not required in the present case. Learned counsel for the complainant has vehemently opposed the bail application stating that present is the second incident/offence CRM-M 2727 of 2011 (O&M) -2- committed by the petitioners, therefore, they may not be enlarged on anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the petitioners has vehemently argued that petitioners have not mis-used the interim bail dated 28.1.2011. He has further stated that petitioners themselves have surrendered before the Investigating Officer and have handed over datar to the police. Learned counsel for the petitioners has further argued that as per dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharashtra and others, 2011(1) RCR(Criminal) 126, irrational and indiscriminate arrest must be avoided. He has further argued that Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 381 has observed that in the event of rejection of the bail application, time spent in the jail during the trial cannot be restored to the accused in the event of acquittal of the accused by the trial Court. Petitioners were granted interim bail by this Court vide order dated 28.1.2011. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. Order dated 28.1.2011 is made absolute, subject to the conditions mentioned under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. However, it is clarified that petitioners shall keep on co-operating in the investigation and if they fail to do so, Investigating Officer shall be at liberty to get the bail cancelled. (Alok Singh) Judge March 14, 2011 R.S.