CRM-M 4586 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 4586 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.03.2011 Girdhari Lal and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.30 dated 15.5.2010 under Sections 302/120-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station 'D' Division, Amritsar, District Amritsar City. Learned counsel for the petitioners argued that petitioners are jeth and jethani of the deceased and she has committed suicide after 13 years of marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioners further states that no weapon is to be recovered from the petitioners and the role attributed to the petitioners is that they have caught hold the deceased while others have strangulated her. Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharashtra and others, 2011(1) RCR(Criminal) 126, has observed that irrational and indiscriminate arrest must be CRM-M 4586 of 2011 (O&M) -2- avoided. Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 381 has observed that in the event of rejection of the bail application, time spent in the jail during the trial cannot be restored to the accused in the event of acquittal of the accused by the trial Court. Petitioners were granted interim bail by this Court vide order dated 16.2.2011. However, they have not mis-used the bail. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. Order dated 16.2.2011 is made absolute, subject to the conditions mentioned under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. However, it is clarified that petitioners shall keep on co-operating in the investigation and if they fail to do so, Investigating Officer shall be at liberty to get the bail cancelled. (Alok Singh) Judge March 14, 2011 R.S.