CRM NO. M-81 OF 2011(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM NO. M-81 OF 2011 (O&M) DECIDED ON : 09.02.2011 Joginder Singh ...Petitioner versus State of Haryana ...Respondent AND CRM NO. M-316 OF 2011 (O&M) Virender Singh ...Petitioner versus State of Haryana ...Respondent AND CRM NO. M-2565 OF 2011(O&M) Phool Singh and another ...Petitioners versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.C.PURI Present : Mr. K. D. S. Hooda, Advocate, for the petitioner in CRM No. M-81 of 2011. Mr. R. S. Mamli, Advocate, for the petitioner in CRM No. M-316 of 2011. CRM NO. M-81 OF 2011(O&M) -2- Mr. Vinay, Advocate for Mr. Pankaj Bali, Advocate, for the petitioner in CRM No. M-2565 of 2011. Mr. Amandeep Singh, AAG, Haryana. K. C. PURI, J. (ORAL) By this common order, I intend to dispose of three petitions bearing CRM No. M-81 of 2011 titled as, “Joginder Singh vs. State of Haryana”, CRM No. M-316 of 2011 titled as, “Virender Singh vs. State of Haryana” and CRM No. M-2565 of 2011 titled as, “Phool Singh and another vs. State of Haryana”, as they have arisen out of the same FIR. All the petitioners have applied for grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No. 279 dated 16.11.2010 under Sections 384/420/120-B IPC registered at Police Station Madhuban, District Karnal. As per allegations of the prosecution, Rihan s/o Irfan, who is the author of FIR, deals in trading of animals. In the morning he was going towards his house at Gagoh in canter bearing No.HR-38-U-3786 being driven by Mehraj s/o Suleman. When they reached at Naghla Megha crossing, two Alto cars bearing Nos. HR-05-S-2626 of silver colour and No. UPY-8037 o white colour came there. Kala s/o Kallan, Jahid s/o Midha and Pintu @ Raj Kumar came out of car No.HR-05-S-2626 and Anish s/o Abdul Hamid @ Midda and Bura came out of another car bearing No.UPY-8037. Kala came and told that he has taken CRM NO. M-81 OF 2011(O&M) -3- contract from police and he should pay ` 4000/- otherwise his vehicle will be taken to police station. He paid ` 4000/- to Kala. During investigation, the names of other petitioners had crop up. All the petitioners are police officials. Their names do not figure in the FIR. Their names cropped up in the statement of Raj Kumar. So, without commenting on the merits of the case, all the petitions stand allowed. All the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of SHO/Investigating Agency subject to the following conditions envisaged in Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C : i) That the petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation, as and when required; ii) That the petitioners 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 them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and iii) That the petitioners shall not leave the country without prior permission of this Court. FEBRUARY 09, 2011 (K. C. PURI) shalini JUDGE