Crl. Misc. No. M-34374 of 2010 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-34374 of 2010 Date of decision: March 08, 2011. Sucha Singh & Ors. ...Petitioners v. State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri R.S. Manhas, Advocate, for the petitioners. Shri T.S. Salana, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): Present petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of pre-arrest bail in case FIR No.92 dated 28.10.2010 registered at Police Station Purana Shalla, District Gurdaspur, under Sections 447, 379, 148, 149, 506 IPC. Counsel for the petitioners submits that all offences, except offence under Section 379 IPC, are bailable and to defeat the pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioners, in the present petition, on 4.1.2011, vide Rapat No.10, offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been added. On the oral prayer made by Counsel for the petitioners, the head-note and the prayer clauses are amended and the same shall read as under:- “Prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail in case FIR No.92 dated 28.10.2010 registered at Police Station Purana Shalla, District Crl. Misc. No. M-34374 of 2010 -: 2 :- Gurdaspur, under Sections 447, 379, 148, 149, 506 IPC and Sections 3(1)(v) and (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.” It is not disputed that the petitioners have joined the investigation. Counsel for the State contends that report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. will be submitted against the petitioners within three weeks from today. In view of this, the petitioners are allowed to remain on interim bail for a period of three weeks. On submission of challan, the petitioners shall be released on regular bail by the trial court. Disposed of. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] March 08, 2011. Judge kadyan