CRM Nos.24218, 24225 & 24857 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. CRM No.M-24218 of 2010 Amarjeet Singh and Malkeet Kaur ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent 2. CRM No.M-24225 of 2010 Indu Sharma ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent 3. CRM No.M-24857 of 2010 Gurpal Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent Date of Decision:-30.9.2010 CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.N.K.Banka, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Shilesh Gupta, D.A.G.,Punjab. Mr.Rakesh Kumar, Advocate for the complainant. M ehinder S ingh S ullar , J . (Oral) As identical points for the grant of anticipatory bail are involved in the above indicated petitions, arising out of the same case/FIR, therefore, I propose to dispose of the same, vide this common order in order to avoid the repetition of the facts. 2. Having exercised their right of anticipatory bail and lost in the Court CRM Nos.24218, 24225 & 24857 of 2010 2 of Session, petitioners Amarjeet Singh, Malkeet Kaur, Indu Sharma and Gurpal Singh, have filed the above mentioned three separate petitions for anticipatory bail in a case registered against them, vide FIR No.116 dated 1.8.2010, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 IPC by the police of Police Station City Kapurthala, invoking the provisions of section 438 Cr.PC. 3. Concisely, the prosecution claimed that all the accused hatched a criminal conspiracy and forged the Will executed by Surjit Kaur wife of Atma Singh, mother of complainant Gurbax Singh and petitioner Amarjeet Singh. On the basis of aforesaid allegations and in the wake of statement of the complainant, the present case was registered against the accused, in the manner described here-in- above. 4. Notice of the petitions was issued to the State. 5. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, having gone through the record with their valuable help and after bestowal of thoughts over the entire matter, to my mind, these petitions deserve to be accepted in this context. 6. At the very outset, the learned counsel for the petitioners has produced a copy of affidavit of complainant Gurbax Singh, wherein he has stated that they have compromised the matter at the intervention of respectables and biradari panchayat and he has no objection if the petitioners are allowed the concession of anticipatory bail. 7. It is not a matter of dispute that the subject matter of present controversy is also involved in a civil suit, which is still pending. The offences alleged against the petitioners are triable by the Court of Magistrate. Moreover, there is no history of previous involvement of the petitioners in any such case. 8. Therefore, taking into consideration the totality of the facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as discussed here-in-above and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side CRM Nos.24218, 24225 & 24857 of 2010 3 during the course of the trial of the case, the present petitioners are entitled to anticipatory bail in the obtaining circumstances of the instant case. 9. Consequently, it is directed that in the event of their arrest, the petitioners shall be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail and surety bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions that (i) they shall make themselves available for interrogation by the Investigating Agency as and when required; (ii) they shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted 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) they will not leave India without prior permission of the trial Court. 10. Needless to mention that in case, the petitioners do not cooperate or join the investigation, the prosecution would be at liberty to move an application for cancellation of their bail, in this relevant connection. 30.9.2010 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) AS Judge