Crl.M.No.M-2653 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-2653 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 23, 2010 Yash Sharda .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Anurag Chopra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG,Punjab. .... 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.237, dated 1.10.2009, registered under Sections 420/467/468/471/120-B IPC, at Police Station Jagraon, Ludhiana. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 29.1.2010, passed the following order: “ Argues that petitioner has not been named in the FIR and that the main accused has already been arrested and granted regular bail. Notice of motion for 8.3.2010. However, in the meantime, if the petitioner 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. Crl.M.No.M-2653 of 2010 (O&M) -2- It has been stated by learned State counsel as well, on instructions from Sarabjeet Singh, H.C., 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 29.1.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner-Yash Sharda, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 23.4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge