Crl. Misc. No. M-8127 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-8127 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.04.2011. Arjun and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: - Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. ***** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking pre-arrest bail in case FIR No.7 dated 10.1.2011 registered at Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar, under Section 498-A IPC. On March 17, 2011 Co-ordinate Bench had passed the following order: - “Learned counsel for the petitioners states that petitioners are in-laws of the complainant. He has further stated that complainant has settled the matter with her husband and has furnished affidavit (Annexure P/4). Learned counsel further states that custodial interrogation is totally unjustified and irrational and indiscriminate arrest must be avoided in view of the dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs. State of Maharashtra and others reported in 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 126. Notice of motion for 20.04.2011. Meanwhile, it is directed that in the event of arrest of the Crl. Misc. No. M-8127 of 2011 (O&M) -2- petitioners, they shall be released on bail on furnishing their personal bonds and one surety of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions provided under Section 438(2) of the Code. Petitioners shall participate in the investigation as and when they are required.” Ms. Bhavna Gupta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions of ASI Arjun Singh, Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar, has stated that petitioners have joined the investigation and their custodial interrogation is not required. For the reasons stated in order dated 17.3.2011 and the statement made by the counsel for the State, pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioners is made absolute. The trial Court shall accept the regular bail bonds of the petitioners. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge April 20, 2011 R.S.