Crl.M.No.34386-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.34386-M of 2010 Date of Order: 15.12.2010 Nater Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. Mr. S.S Tiwana, Advocate for the complainant. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) In the instant petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C, petitioner has prayed for grant of anticipatory/pre arrest bail in cross version lodged by Balbir Singh in case FIR No.82 dated 17.7.2010 under Sections 307/341/382/34 IPC and Sections 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act, P.S Amargarh, District Sangrur. As per allegations in the cross version, petitioner after the occurrence as reported in the main FIR No.82 dated 17.7.2010 is alleged to have chased the named accused and fired a gun shot at the house of Balbir Singh. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the alleged .12 bore licence gun used by the petitioner and the Maruti car in which he had proceeded have been recovered from the accused party thus rendering the cross version to be a false story. Learned state counsel, on instructions from HC Amrik Singh, Crl.M.No.34386-M of 2010 #2# has not been able to refute the aforesaid position that the recovery of .12 bore gun and the Maruti car have been effected from the accused party. It is further stated that challan in the cross case is yet to be presented. Without commenting upon merit of the case and in view of the aforesaid circumstances, present petition is disposed of with a direction that in the event of his arrest, the petitioner shall be granted interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. He shall continue to join the investigation as and when called upon to do so and shall abide by all the conditions as envisaged under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. December 15, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE