IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-34508 of 2008 Date of decision : 06.05.2009 Surinder Singh Bedi ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sunil Chadha, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. Ms. Puja Chopra, Advocate for the complainant/respondent. No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been summoned to face trial in a complaint case instituted at the instance of respondent No. 2. According the counsel, earlier an FIR has been registered regarding the similar allegations. However, due to compromise arrived at between the parties, petitioner and respondent No. 2 lived together for 3 ½ years. However, marital discord surfaced again and present complaint was lodged. Learned counsel further submits that pursuant to order dated 24.12.2008, passed by this court granting interim bail to the petitioner, he appeared before the trial court and furnished the bail bonds. Learned counsel for respondent No. 2 has however, opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations in the complaint are serious in nature. However, keeping in view the fact that petitioner has already Crl. Misc No. M-34508 of 2008 -2- surrendered before the trial court and is not required for the purpose of investigation, it being a complaint case, order dated 24.12.2008 passed by this Court granting interim bail to the petitioner is hereby made absolute subject to the conditions as envisaged under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 06.05.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE