Crl. Misc. No. M-9553 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-9553 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 17.05.2010 Makhan Singh & Others ........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. P.P.S.Duggall, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, Asstt. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Sant Pal Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for the complainant. ****** SABINA, J. Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short 'Cr.P.C.') for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.21 dated 20.02.2010, under Sections 447/336/436/379/427/ 148/149 of Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC'), Section 25/27 of Arms Act, 1959 (added later on), Police Station Mallanwala, District Ferozepur. At the time of issuance of notice of motion on 31.03.2010, the following order was passed by this Court:- "Notice of motion for 17.05.2010. List along with Crl. Misc. No.M-9016 of 2010. In the meantime, in the event of arrest, the Crl. Misc. No. M-9553 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioners be admitted to interim bail subject to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. They shall abide by the provisions of Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Learned State counsel, who is assisted by ASI Kashmir Singh, has submitted that in terms of the above order, petitioners have joined investigation and are not required for further investigation. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the interim bail granted by this Court vide order dated 31st March, 2010 is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. May 17, 2010 (SABINA) Gagan JUDGE