CRM No.M-31083 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:-19.11.2010 Suresh Kumar s/o Shashi ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.Amandeep Singh Cheema, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Jaspreet Singh, A.A.G., Punjab. M ehinder S ingh S ullar , J . (Oral) Invoking the provisions of section 438 Cr.PC, petitioner Suresh Kumar alias Shashi son of Jagdish Rai, has instituted the instant petition for anticipatory bail in a case registered against him alongwith his other co-accused, by virtue of FIR No.91 dated 19.9.2010, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under sections 420 and 120-B IPC by the police of Police Station Jhunir, District Mansa. 2. Notice of the petition was issued to the State. 3. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, going through the record with their valuable help and after deep consideration over the matter, to my mind, the present petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in this respect. 4. Petitioner was directed to join the investigation. At the very outset, the learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Gurlal Singh, has stated that the petitioner has already joined the investigation and he is no longer required for further interrogation at this stage. Nothing is to be recovered from him. 5. Moreover, it is not a matter of dispute that complainant Gurpreet Singh has already compromised the matter with the petitioner and filed an affidavit (Annexure P1) in this regard. Otherwise also, all the offences alleged against the CRM No.M-31083 of 2010 2 petitioner are triable by the Court of Magistrate. There is no history of his previous involvement in any other criminal case. 6. Therefore, taking into consideration the totality of the facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as described here-in-above and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side during the course of the trial of the case, the present petition for anticipatory bail is allowed in the obtaining circumstances of the instant case. 7. Consequently, it is directed that in the event of his arrest, the petitioner shall be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail and surety bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions that (i) he shall make himself available for interrogation by the Investigating Agency as and when required; (ii) he 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) he will not leave India without prior permission of the trial Court. 8. Needless to say that if the petitioner violates the terms of compromise and does not cooperate during the investigation, the complainant/prosecution would be at liberty to move an application for cancellation of his bail, in this relevant direction. 19.11.2010 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) AS Judge