CRM No.M-29690 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 2.11.2010 Govind Mehta and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present: Mr.Paramjit Singh Jammu, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.Tarun Aggarwal, Senior D.A.G., Haryana. M ehinder S ingh S ullar , J . (Oral) Invoking the provisions of section 438 Cr.PC., petitioners Govind Mehta and his wife Rani, have directed the present petition for anticipatory bail in a case, registered against them alongwith their other co-accused namely, Naresh Kumar, Sonu and Priya, vide FIR No.560 dated 23.8.2010 (Annexure P1), on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act,1956 by the Police of Police Station City Sirsa. 2. Notice of the petition was issued to the State. 3. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, going through the record with their valuable help and after considering the matter deeply, to my mind, the present petition deserves to be accepted in this regard. 4. What is not disputed here is that nothing is to be recovered from the petitioners. There are general allegations against them with regard to the commission of indicated offences. Moreover, the learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Raj Kumar, has submitted that the petitioners have already joined the investigation and they are no longer required for further interrogation at this stage. There is no history of previous involvement of the petitioners in any CRM No.M-29690 of 2010 2 such case. 5. So, taking into consideration the totality of the facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as discussed here-in-above and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side during the course of the trial of the case, the present petitioners are entitled to anticipatory bail in the obtaining circumstances of the instant case. 6. Consequently, it is directed that in the event of their arrest, the petitioners shall be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail and surety bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions that (i) they shall make themselves available for interrogation by the Investigating Agency as and when required; (ii) they 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) they will not leave India without prior permission of the trial Court. 7. Needless to state that in case, the petitioners do not cooperate or join the investigation, the prosecution would be at liberty to move an application for cancellation of their bail, in this relevant connection. 2.11.2010 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) AS Judge