Crl.M.No.M-29599 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-29599 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 16, 2010 Anil Kumar .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate for Mr.Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.106, dated 13.3.2010, registered under Sections 307, 452, 324, 323, 427, 148, 149 IPC, at Police Station Sadar, Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. A coordinate Bench of this Court while issuing notice of motion on 6.10.2010, passed the following order: “ Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered at the instance of Deepak Kumar alleging that the petitioner alongwith others had inflicted injuries on the person of brother of the complainant. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the simple injury is attributed to the petitioner and that the matter has been compromised. Notice of motion for 16.11.2010. Meanwhile, an interim direction is issued that the petitioner will join the investigation on 23.10.2010, between 10.00 AM to 4.00 PM. However, in case of petitioner doing so, Crl.M.No.M-29599 of 2010 (O&M) -2- he shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said order, the petitioner has already joined the investigation. It is further contended that on similar facts, co-accused Hardeep Singh has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Crl.M.No.M-23046 of 2010. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well that the petitioner has joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police, in view of the assertion that dispute has since been compromised. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 6.10.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner-Anil Kumar, is, hereby made absolute subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 16.11.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge