IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.Misc.-M No.20477 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: December 01, 2011. Sonu ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Shri Sanjay Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri B.B.S.Teji, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL, J Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 121 dated 9.7.2009 under Sections 363, 366- A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Adampur District Jalandhar, on the allegation that the daughter of the complainant namely Gurbux Kaur had been kidnapped by Dhanpat Rai and the other family members had connived. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the brother of Dhanpat Rai. The complainant had got his statement recorded before the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar on 23.04.2011 stating that only Dhanpat Rai is responsible for the kidnapping of his daughter and none of his family members. Learned counsel for the State did not dispute that the statement of the complainant has been recorded in the Court, as claimed by the petitioner. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering -2- Crl.Misc.-M No.20477 of 2011 (O&M) the fact that the complainant got his statement recorded in the court stating that only Dhanpat Rai is responsible for the kidnapping of his daughter, the petitioner is not required to be taken into custody for interrogation. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to appear before the Investigating Officer on 10.12.2011 at 10 AM for joining investigation and further as and when called upon for further investigation. In case of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. He shall also be bound by all the conditions as contained in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petition stands disposed of. December 01, 2011 (Rajesh Bindal) Malik Judge