Crl.M.No.M 31139 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M 31139 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 9, 2010 Arjan Dev and others .....Petitioners v. Smt.Shanti Devi and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.J.S.Bedi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Mahavir Sandhu, Advocate for respondent no.1. Mr.P.M.Anand, Addl.A.G. Haryana. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in criminal case No.78-4 of 18.12.2006, under Sections 419, 420, 423, 464, 468, 470,471 IPC pending in the Court of SDJM, Safidon, District Jind. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. A Coordinate Bench of this Court while issuing notice of motion on 9.11.2009, passed the following order: “ Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that earlier with the similar allegations, an FIR was registered against the present petitioners wherein police had filed the cancellation report and in the protest petition, the matter has been settled and the cancellation report has been accepted but now, in the complaint the present petitioners have been summoned. Notice of motion for 7.1.2010. Crl.M.No.M 31139 of 2009 (O&M) -2- Meanwhile, the petitioners are admitted to ad-interim anticipatory bail to the satisfaction of trial Court.” It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that earlier on the same allegations FIR was registered against present petitioners wherein the police has filed the cancellation report and the matter has been settled and order Annexure P2 has been passed by learned Court discharging the petitioners-accused and in fact the said order amounts to acquittal of petitioners-accused. It has further been contended that on the similar facts the present complaint has been filed. It has further been contended that petitioners have already appeared before learned trial Court and facing trial and that they have already been admitted to interim bail in pursuant to order of this Court dated 9.11.2009. Bail application has been opposed by learned counsel for the complainant on the plea that applicants are involved in many cases of such type of cheating. I have considered all the facts and circumstances of the case. Petitioners have already appeared before learned trial Court and released on interim bail as per order of this Court. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is accepted. Petitioners are ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court subject to any conditions that may be imposed by it. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 9.3.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge Crl.M.No.M 31139 of 2009 (O&M) -3-