Crl.M.No.20968-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.20968-M of 2010 Date of Order: 30.8.2010 Jaswinder Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. L.M. Gulati, Advocate for the petitioner. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.26 dated 19.2.2009 under Sections 379/411 IPC, P.S Jandiala, District Amritsar City. Learned counsel submits that the FIR in the present case with regard to theft of the Motorcycle of the complainant-Daljit Singh was lodged after a delay of 10 days. Even the recovery was made on 20.2.2009 from one Sukhdev Singh, who was intercepted on the naka by the police. Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Mehar Singh, submits that during investigation, said Sukhdev Singh has stated that he had borrowed the motorcycle belonging to the complainant-Daljit Singh from the petitioner at the instance of his cousin Paramjit Singh. He states that though the petitioner has joined investigation but his custodial interrogation is still required. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and keeping the nature of the offence, I am of the opinion that the custodial interrogation of Crl.M.No.20968-M of 2010 #2# the petitioner is required for effectively completing the investigation. Accordingly, no ground for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Dismissed. August 30, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE