IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M- 8183 of 2010 Date of decision:- 07.5.2010 Gurmeet Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. S.C. Chhabra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. by the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.66 dated 25.4.2009, under Sections 363,366 and 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar, Jalalabad, District Ferozepur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 22.3.2010, passed the following order :- “Argues that alleged detenue, namely, Surjani has given statement before this Court in Crl. Writ Petition No.451 of 2009 on 27.10.2009, that for the last six months, she was staying with her paternal aunt, Smt. Binder Kaur and her grand-mother Gurnam Kaur and that she was staying with them out of her free will and she wanted to go with them. Hence, it is argued that in view of this fact, it cannot be said that petitioner has committed an offence. Notice of motion for 7.5.2010. However, petitioner is directed to join the investigation and in case he is arrested, he shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. To be heard alongwith Crl.M.No.M-32709 of 2009.” Criminal Misc.No. M- 8183 of 2010 -2- It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has joined the investigation in pursuance of the said order. It has been stated by learned counsel for the respondent-State on instructions of ASI Paramjit Singh that the petitioner has joined the investigation and is no more required for any custodial interrogation. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that the 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, the present petition for anticipatory bail is accepted and order dated 22.3.2010, granting interim bail to the petitioner Gurmeet Singh, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. May 07, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE