Criminal Misc.-M No. 18491 of 2011 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 18491 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: 18.10.2011 Sukhwinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..Respondent CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. S.S. Behl, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. …… RAJESH BINDAL, J. On 7.9.2011, following contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner were noticed: - “Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he had been regularly attending to his business in sale and purchase of arms and ammunitions. He is required to file annual return with the District Magistrate for sale and purchase thereof. Once the brother of the petitioner had been appearing in the court, there was no reason that the petitioner will abstain, had he come to know about the pendency of the case.” Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has joined investigation and he has also submitted the record pertaining to sale and purchase of arms and ammunition to the Investigating Officer in another FIR bearing No. 165 dated 15.10.2010 registered against him with similar allegations in which he was arrested and released on regular bail. Learned counsel for the State did not dispute that the petitioner has already joined investigation. He further submitted that the statement of Kuldeep Singh, who was arrested from the spot along with unlicensed weapon, was recorded and he stated that the petitioner had taken him to some Hindu gentleman in the office of Deputy Commissioner for the purpose of Criminal Misc.-M No. 18491 of 2011 2 issuance of arms licence. ` 50,000/- were paid to the petitioner for the purpose. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the submissions made above, in my opinion, the petitioner is not required to be taken into custody. Interim bail granted to the petitioner on 7.9.2011, is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 18.10.2011 sharmila