IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-31952 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 16th February, 2011 Dalbir Kaur … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. C.L. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gazi Mohd., Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.177 dated 27.07.2010 registered at Police Station Jodhewal, District Ludhiana under Sections 363, 365, 354 and 120-B IPC. FIR, in the present case, was lodged by Sonia Gill. She stated that Jagtar Singh alias Mintu, Happy, Vicky sons of Pal Singh and Pal Singh along with Neelam had kidnapped her minor daughter Tanbir Kaur on 7th May, 2010 and thereafter, she was kept in the house of the petitioner. The petitioner is a lady and the accused, who had allegedly abducted or kidnapped the prosecutrix were tenants in her house. A Coordinate Bench of this Court released the petitioner on interim bail vide its order dated 2nd November, 2010. Counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Gurmeet Singh, has stated that in pursuance of the order passed by a Coordinate Criminal Misc. No. M-31952 of 2010 (O&M) Bench of this Court on 2nd November, 2010 the petitioner has joined the investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation by the investigating agency. In view of the statement made by Counsel for the State, order dated 2nd November, 2010 passed by a Coordinate Bench, whereby interim bail was granted to the petitioner, is hereby affirmed and the present petition stands disposed of accordingly. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE February 16, 2011 rps 2