IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-27172 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 15, 2008 Preeti .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Jagbir Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Narender Sura, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.447 dated 12.9.2008 lodged for offences under Section(s) 408, 420, 506 IPC with Police Station, Chandni Bagh, Panipat. Learned counsel contends that it was on account of business rivalry that the petitioner, a lady, has been implicated. It has been asserted at the outset that the petitioner, contrary to the allegation made in the FIR, was not an employee of the complainant. The petitioner rather in her own right has a roaring business in competition to that of complainant. The complainant accordingly was Crl. Misc. No. M-27172 of 2008 [2] jealous. It has further been contended that husband of the petitioner was an employee of the complainant. Husband, Rajbir Singla, was given beatings where-for he had been medico legally examined. The Medico Legal Report dated 9.9.2008 has been placed on record. It has further been argued that a complaint was made to the Station House Officer, however, under the influence of the complainant, the FIR was not lodged for the incident. Rather the present FIR has been lodged with the allegations of fabrication of record etc. and of defrauding the complainant by the husband of the petitioner. So far as the petitioner is concerned, the role assigned is limited that the petitioner gave a call and threatened the complainant that he would be implicated in a false case and his children would be kidnapped. Learned counsel for the respondent- State, on instruction from Dalbir Singh, Sub Inspector, states that the petitioner has joined investigation and is not required for further investigation at this stage. In view of the above, this petition is allowed. Order dated 22.10.2008 is hereby made absolute and it is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on Crl. Misc. No. M-27172 of 2008 [3] furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions :- “(i) The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogation as and when required; (ii) The petitioner 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 him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and (iii) The petitioner shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.” This order shall enure till 10 days after the petitioner receives a notice of filing of final report u/s 173, Cr.P.C. within which period, the petitioner would be at liberty to apply for regular bail. (AJAI LAMBA) December 15, 2008 JUDGE avin