IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.32827-M of 2010 Date of Order: 3.12.2010 Maninder Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Petitioner, who is publisher of the books titled “Bharat Ke Sant Or Bhakt” and “Bhagat Mala-Bharat Ke Sant or Bhakt”, has filed the present petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C for grant of pre-arrest bail in case FIR No.88 dated 9.9.2010, under Sections 295-A IPC, P.S City Basti Bawa Khel, Jalandhar. It is submitted that the Author of the aforesaid book was awarded by the Uttar Pradesh Government for his work. It is further submitted that from the contents of the FIR, no derogatory offence towards Bhagwan Valmiki Ji is made out. Learned state counsel, on instructions from HC Amrik Singh, states that the petitioner has joined investigation and his custodial interrogation is no longer required. In view of the above, interim protection/bail granted vide order dated 10.11.2010 is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of. December 03, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE