IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRL.MISC.NO.26028-M OF 2006 DATE OF DECISION: AUGUST 31,2006 Deepak Nagpal ....PETITIONER VERSUS State of Punjab and another ...RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr.S.C.Arora, Advocate,for the petitioner. Mr.N.S.Gill, AAG, Punjab. Mr.S.P.S.Sidhu, Advocate,for the complainant. ... Petitioner Deepak Nagpal apprehending his arrest in a non- bailable offence in case FIR No.33 dated 10.3.2006 registered under Sections 498A/406/506 IPC at Police Station City, Fazilka, District Ferozepur, has filed this petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail. I have heard the counsel for the parties. In the connected case i.e. Crl.Misc.No.22552-M of 2006, which has been arising from the same FIR, counsel for the petitioners has placed on record the copy of the letter dated 25.7.2006 sent by the Inspector General of Police, Zone Bathinda to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, according to which, the report submitted by the D.I.G., Bathinda Range was accepted and the police is directed to submit the cancellation report to the court. Accordingly as the petitioners had joined the investigation in terms of the interim order dated April 20, 2006 passed in the aforesaid case, the same was made absolute on the same terms and conditions. Since the interim anticipatory bail order has been made absolute qua the co-accused, this petition is also allowed and in the event of arrest of the petitioner, he shall be released on bail subject to the following conditions:- (i)that the petitioner shall make him available for interrogation by a Police Officer as and when required; Crl.Misc.No.26028-M of 2006 -2- (ii)that 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; (iii)that the petitioner shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. August 31, 2006 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE