IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-3326 of 2010 Date of Decision: February 16, 2010 Ganga Parsad Sharma .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Ms. G.K. Mann, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.518 dated 27.11.2009 under Sections 420, 409, 405, 406, 109, 120-B, 34 IPC registered with Police Station, Sadar, Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner is ready and willing to join investigation and would give complete cooperation to the investigating agency. Crl. Misc. No. M-3326 of 2010 [2] Co-accused of the petitioner have been allowed similar relief in Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-34741 of 2009 and Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-649 of 2010. Learned counsel for the respondent- State contends that the petitioner is required to join investigation. Considering the above, the petition is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions:- “(i) The petitioner shall make himself available for in- terrogation as and when required; (ii) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person ac- quainted 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 petitioner shall not leave India without the pre- vious permission of the Court.” This order shall enure till 15 days after the filing of final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. within which period, the petitioner shall be re- quired to seek regular bail. It is made clear that the peti- tioner shall join investigation on 23.2.2010 and Crl. Misc. No. M-3326 of 2010 [3] 24.2.2010 in Police Station, Sadar, Amritsar at 10.00 AM on each of the days. It is also made clear that in case the petitioner does not join investigation as di- rected, the respondent-State shall be at liberty to apply for cancellation of bail. (AJAI LAMBA) February 16, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?