IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-6772 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: April 18, 2011 Sukhwinder Singh @ Chhinder Singh and another …..Petitioners versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. P.P.S. Duggal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioners under sections 307/148/149 IPC and section 25/27/54/59 of Arms Act vide FIR No.32 dated 23.3.2010 at police station Mallanwala now at Sadar Ferozepur. Learned State counsel (on instructions from ASI- Rachhpal Singh, who is present in court) submits that pursuant to order dated 4.3.2011, petitioner No.1 has joined the investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, the interim order dated 4.3.2011 is hereby made absolute qua petitioner No.1-Sukhwinder Singh @ Chhinder Singh subject to the conditions as envisaged under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. As regards petitioner No.2, his plea for pre-arrest bail was dismissed on 4.3.2011 and investigating agency will, thus, be at liberty to arrest the said petitioner. Disposed of. April 18, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE