Crl.M.No.M-9764 of 2010(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-9764 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: May 11, 2010 Naresh Kumar .....Petitioner v. State of Haryana ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Vinod S.Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.P.M.Anand, Addl.A.G., Haryana. Mr.Vivek Khatri, Advocate for the complainant. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.119, dated 22.3.2010, registered under Sections 420, 467, 471, 120-B, 506, 34 IPC, at Police Station Sadar, District Jind. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 1.4.2010, passed the following order: “Crl.M.No.17478 of 2010 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.M-9764 of 2010 Argues that petitioner being Sarpanch had distributed pension to about 350 persons and that out of the same two were found dead just within one week of the disbursement of the pension and that the pension was withdrawn in their names by some other family members of the dead persons and that as soon as the fact came to the knowledge of the petitioner, he Crl.M.No.M-9764 of 2010(O&M) -2- deposited the same in the government treasury from his own pocket. It is further contended that he never thumb marked on behalf of the dead persons in the register and the thumb impression is that of any family member of dead persons. He further contended that only Rs.1000/- were disbursed, i.e., Rs.500/- in the name of father of the complainant and another Rs.500/- in the name of Dharam Singh. Notice of motion for 11.5.2010. However, petitioner is directed to join the investigation and in case he is arrested, he shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C..” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said order, the petitioner has already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well that the petitioner has joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 1.4.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner-Naresh Kumar, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 11.5.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge