CRM-M No. 33102 of 2011 **** Santo alias Sant Kaur and another v. State of Punjab Present: Mr.H.S.Rakhra, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.S.Gill, DAG, Punjab. **** This is a petition for anticipatory bail filed in case bearing FIR No. 99 dated 15.09.2011, under Sections 458, 364, 380, 323, 427, 506, 148 and 149 IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Bathinda, District Bathinda. On 03.11.2011 the following contention was noticed:- “Learned counsel states that before lodging of the FIR, the petitioners had filed a complaint against the complainant and other police official. They have absolutely clean antecedents.” Thereafter the matter was adjourned to 08.11.2011 to enable learned DAG to find out whether any other cases are registered against the petitioners. Today learned DAG, on instructions from ASI Balwinder Singh, has accepted the factual assertion that before lodging the FIR the petitioners had filed a complaint against the complainant. He has also accepted that it was a case where only some simple injuries were suffered by the complainant. He has also accepted that no case is pending against petitioner No.1. He has, however, argued that two cases under Section 382 IPC are filed against petitioner No.2 but has also accepted that he is on bail in those cases. Keeping in view the above facts, in my considered opinion I do not deem it appropriate that the petitioners should suffer the rigors of arrest. In this view of the matter, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Let the petitioners appear CRM-M No. 33102 of 2011 -2- before the investigating officer on 26.11.2011 between 10.00 and 4.00 p.m. and on any other date on which their presence is required by the investigating officer. On their appearance the investigating officer shall release them on bail to his satisfaction, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. ( AJAY TEWARI ) JUDGE November 16, 2011 sunita