IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-3064 of 2009 Date of decision: 20th February, 2009 Amar Singh and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Munish Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) On February 3, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: “Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are parents-in-law. Husband has been arrested and released on bail. It is contended that petitioner No.2 Harbans Kaur is an old ailing lady whereas petitioner No.1 Amar Singh is old man of 67 years of age. Issue notice of motion to learned Advocate General, Punjab, for 20.2.2009. Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, petitioners shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. Petitioners shall join investigation as and when called for. Petitioners shall also abide by the conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” Criminal Misc. No. M-3064 of 2009 Mr. Mehardeep Singh, AAG Punjab on instructions from SI Sukhraj Singh, has stated that though the petitioners have joined investigation, recovery of dowry articles is to be effected from them. In the present case, husband has been arrested. His police remand was taken. Therefore, custodial interrogation of the petitioners is not required for effecting recovery of the dowry articles. In view of this, interim bail granted to the petitioners, vide order dated February 3, 2009 is made absolute till submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan). Thereafter, petitioners will be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE February 20, 2009 rps