Crl.M.No.M-19267 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-19267 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 25, 2010 Bikramjit Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.80, dated 7.5.2010, registered under Sections 307, 326, 336, 323, 324, 148, 149 IPC (offences under Sections 307 and 326 IPC added later on) and 25, 54, 59 of Arms Act, at Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 9.7.2010, passed the following order: “Crl.M.No.34021 of 2010 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.M-19267 of 2010 Argues that petitioner has been attributed only simple injury on the hand and that it is a case of version and cross- version and that a case for offences under Sections 307, 324, 323, 148, 149 IPC has also been registered against the complainant party regarding the said occurrence. Notice of motion for 2.8.2010. However, petitioner is directed to join the investigation Crl.M.No.M-19267 of 2010 (O&M) -2- and in case he is arrested, he shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said order, the petitioner has already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well on instructions from Gurmit Singh, ASI, that the petitioner has joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 9.7.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner-Bikramjit Singh, is, hereby made absolute subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 25.8.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge