CRM No. M-30064 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-30064 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.03.2011 Surjit Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jaspreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.45 dated 14.2.2010 under Sections 204/420/465/468/471/120-B of the Indian Penal Code and later on added Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Police Station Kotwali Faridkot. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that co-accused has been enlarged on interim anticipatory bail vide order dated 17.11.2010 and interim order has been made absolute today. Learned counsel for the petitioner further states that petitioner shall also join the investigation and shall co-operate with the investigation. Mr. Jaspreet Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions of SI Jagroop Singh, states that if the petitioner joins the investigation and hands over the record pertaining to the cheques issued, then he may be released on anticipatory bail. CRM No. M-30064 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he shall appear before the Investigating Officer on 22.3.2011 and shall hand over entire record to the Investigating Officer and shall cooperate in the investigation. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed, subject to the conditions mentioned under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. However, it is clarified that petitioner shall keep on co- operating in the investigation and if he fails to do so Investigating Officer shall be at liberty to get the bail cancelled. (Alok Singh) Judge March 16, 2011 R.S.