IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-4550 of 2009 Date of Decision: March 16, 2010 Amit Arora .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana & Another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. A.S. Gulia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, for respondent No.1. Mr. Abhishek Sethi, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.423 dated 27.8.2009 under Sections 420, 406, 120-B IPC, registered with Police Station, Model Town, District Panipat. Gist of the FIR is that marriage of Abhilasha @ Ganga, daughter of respondent No.2, Crl. Misc. No. M-4550 of 2009 [2] Dr. J.P. Sethi, was fixed with petitioner, Amit Arora. Gifts were exchanged, however, at the last moment, the petitioner backed out causing immense harassment to the family of the girl. On feeling cheated, FIR has been lodged. Learned counsel for the respondent- State, on instructions from Yogesh, Sub Inspector, states that substantial recoveries have already been effected from the co-accused of the petitioner. Considering the nature of issue as also the fact that substantial recoveries have already been effected, this petition is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions:- “(i) The petitioner shall make himself available for in- terrogation as and when required; (ii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person ac- quainted 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 pre- vious permission of the Court.” This order shall enure till 15 days after the filing of final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. Crl. Misc. No. M-4550 of 2009 [3] within which period, the petitioner shall be re- quired to seek regular bail. It is made clear that in case the petitioner or any of the co-accused or family members of the petitioner or friends try to in- fluence any of the witnesses or investigation process, the investigating agency shall take se- rious note of the same. In case, substance is found in the allegations made by the complainant side in regard to interference in investigation process, the respondent-State would be at liberty to approach this Court for cancellation of bail. (AJAI LAMBA) March 16, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?