Criminal Misc. No. M-31268 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-31268 of 2008 Date of Decision: 20.1.2009 Mandeep Singh Sandhu …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Narinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) In the present case Mehar Singh is alleged to have married Harbhajan Kaur, mother of the complainant, whereas petitioner is son of Nirmal Kumari another wife of Mehar Singh who retired as Lecturer from Senior Secondary School, Amritsar. Dispute is regarding succession to the estate of Mehar Singh. Nirmal Kumari was arrested and was granted regular bail. At the relevant time, petitioner was stated to be abroad. Pre-arrest bail was granted to the petitioner vide order dated 28.11.2008 by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Counsel for the State, on instructions from Samma Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, submits that petitioner has joined investigation Criminal Misc. No. M-31268 of 2008 2 and his custodial interrogation is not required. Taking into consideration the interim order passed by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court and statement made by counsel for the State, pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated 28.11.2008 is affirmed till the presentation of final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. Thereafter, the petitioner shall be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 20, 2009 “DK”