Crl. Misc. No. M-12540 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-12540 of 2010 Date of decision : 14.09.2010 Gurmail Singh and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present: Mr. N.S. Minhas, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State **** M ehinder S ingh S ullar, J. (Oral) A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court (Ajai Lamba, J.) while issuing notice of motion, passed the following order: - “This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioners in case FIR No. 37 dated 13.4.2010 under Sections 498-A, 406, 34 IPC registered with Police Station, Phase VIII, Mohali. Learned counsel contends that recovery has been effected. The petitioners are parents in law of the complainant, Husband has already been arrested. Notice of motion for 17.8.2010. In the meantime, in the event of arrest, the petitioners will be released on interim bail on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer subject to the following conditions: - i) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required; Crl. Misc. No. M-12540 of 2010 -2- ii) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and iii) The petitioners shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.” 2. At the every outset learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Harbans Singh has stated that as petitioners have already joined the investigation, therefore, they are no longer required for further interrogation at this stage. 3. Taking into consideration the totality of the facts and circumstances, emanating from the record and having heard the learned counsel for the parties, having gone through the record with their valuable help and after bestowal of thoughts over the entire matter, to my mind, the petitioners are entitled to anticipatory bail. 4. In the event of arrest of the petitioners, they shall be released on bail on their furnishing adequate bail/surety bonds in the sum of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer. 5. However the petitioners are directed to make themselves available for interrogation by the Investigating Agency as and when required. They shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. 6. Disposed of accordingly. (Mehinder Singh Sullar) Judge September 14, 2010 naresh.k