Crl. Misc. No. M-35216 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-35216 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: January 13, 2010 Balwinder Singh .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab ......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. H.S. Rakhra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G., Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for bail in case FIR No. 112 dated 22.10.2009 under Sections 420 IPC, P.S. Dayalpura, District Bathinda. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that recital in the FIR itself indicates that it is only a money dispute. Admittedly Rs. 50,000/- was returned by the petitioner. The incident itself took place one year before the filing of the FIR. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from ASI Narinder Pal Singh, states that the petitioner has joined investigation. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case that in the FIR itself, it is the admitted case that the parties entered into a compromise and Rs. 50,000/- and passport was returned by the petitioner, it seems that FIR has been lodged only because Rs. 50,000/- has not been returned by the Crl. Misc. No. M-35216 of 2009 2 petitioner. The petitioner has already joined investigation. In view of the above, the petition is allowed and order dated 14.12.2009 is hereby made absolute subject to the following conditions:- i)the petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required; ii)the petitioner 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)the petitioner shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. This order shall enure till 15 days after the filing of final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C., during which period the petitioner shall be required to seek regular bail. 13.01.2010 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE