IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 27759 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: October 26, 2010. Amit Kumar @Amrit Kumar ...... PETITIONER(s) Versus State of Punjab ...... RESPONDENT(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. Bhanu Partap Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. Ravinder Kaur Nihal Singh Wala, Addl.A.G., Punjab. Mr. M.J.S.Bedi, Advocate for respondent No.2 -complainant. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure in FIR No.6 dated 05.02.2010, under Sections 379/420 IPC, registered at Police Station Mehtiana, Hoshiarpur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record. Coordinate Bench of this Court on 06.10.2010 passed the following order:- CRM No.M-27759 of 2010 “Again taken up. The complainant Sunil Kumar is present in the Court. He has stated that the matter has been compromised and a petition for quashing on the basis of compromise is pending for 26.10.2010. Meanwhile, a direction is issued that the petitioner will appear before the Investigating Officer. However, in case of his doing so, he shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer. To come up for arguments on 26.10.2010.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that he has already joined the investigation pursuant to said order dated 06.10.2010. It has also been stated by learned counsel for the State that petitioner has joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any custodial interrogation. It has also been stated by learned counsel for respondent No.2- complainant that dispute has since been compromised between the parties and that petition for quashing on the basis of compromise has also been filed. 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. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the anticipatory bail application filed on behalf of Amit Kumar @Amrit Kumar is accepted and order dated 06.10.2010 granting interim bail in favour of the petitioner is, hereby, made absolute subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 2 CRM No.M-27759 of 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) October 26, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 3