Criminal Misc. No. M-2624 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-2624 of 2011 Date of Decision: 10.3.2011 Sajjan Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. S.K. Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.S. Deol, Additional Advocate General, Haryana, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 15 dated 6.1.2011, registered at Police Station City, Fatehabad, District Fatehabad, under Section 420 IPC. On 28.1.2011, this Court had passed the following order:- “...Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the allegation against the petitioner is that he has violated the provisions of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1961 and has committed evasion of market fee and other miscellaneous charges. Learned counsel further submits that FIR Criminal Misc. No. M-2624 of 2011 2 for the offence under Section 420 IPC has been wrongly registered as bonafide error has crept in and on the bills wrong number was recorded. He further submits that the amount of the market fee along with the penalty has been paid by the petitioner. He further submits that the offence, if any, pertains to the documents and no custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required. Issue notice of motion for 10.3.2011. Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be admitted to interim bail on his furnishing personal and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. The petitioner shall, however, join the investigation as and when called for and he shall also abide by the conditions as specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C....” Learned counsel for the respondent, on instructions from Karam Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, has submitted that the petitioner has joined investigation and he is no longer required for custodial interrogation. In view of the reasons stated in the order dated 28.1.2011 and the statement made by learned counsel for the State, pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner is made absolute till filing of the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. On submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C., the petitioner shall furnish regular bail-bonds to the satisfaction of the Criminal Misc. No. M-2624 of 2011 3 Court concerned. The trial Court shall be empowered to cancel the bail of the petitioner in case of any breach of terms & conditions of the bail bonds. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 10, 2011 “DK”