IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. M-No. 29226 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision : January 29, 2009 Lakhmi Chand .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM : Hon`ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Shri H.S.Rakhra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri K.D.Sachdeva, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent – State. PRITAM PAL, J. (Oral) Petitioner- Lakhmi Chand has brought this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as “the Code”) for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.163 dated 12.11.2007 under Sections 447, 420, 465, 467, 471, 109, 201, 193 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 3 of Prevention of Damage and Public Property Act, 1984 registered at Police Station Dhuri, District Sangrur. Learned State counsel has fairly stated that the petitioner has already joined the investigation and nothing is to be recovered from him. In this view of the matter, order dated 20.11.2008, whereby interim anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioner by this Court, is made absolute. Criminal Misc. stands disposed of. [ PRITAM PAL ] January 29, 2009 JUDGE som