Criminal Misc. No. M-19085 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M- 19085 of 2011 Date of decision: 21.6.2011 Kuldeep Singh Sandhu .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sandeep Wadhawan, Advocate for the petitioner. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the complainant got FIR registered against the petitioner under Sections 279/337/506/120-B IPC for an alleged accident, which took place on 27.5.2009. FIR was registered on 6.11.2009. On enquiry, it was found that the petitioner was not involved in the accident. In fact, the complainant was the tenant of the petitioner in a house at Amritsar. The house was ultimately sold by the petitioner in the year 2005. There were various litigations pending between the parties. He further submitted that the subsequent landlord, who had purchased the property from the petitioner has also been falsely implicated in the present case. Offence under Section 307 IPC was added recently just with a view to see that the petitioner is arrested. The petitioner in the present case is a retired Chief Engineer from Merchant Navy, who is living with his wife at Amritsar. Though petition for anticipatory bail has been filed in the court below, in which initially notice was issued on 1.6.2011 for 7.6.2011, on which date it was adjourned to 6.7.2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, it is directed that arrest of the Criminal Misc. No. M-19085 of 2011 [2] petitioner shall remain stayed till the next date of hearing fixed before the learned court below, i.e., 6.7.2011. However, he shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called upon for investigation. He shall also be bound by all the conditions as contained in Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Thereafter, the petitioner shall abide by any order passed by the court below. However, it is made clear that the learned court below shall examine the merits of the case of its own on the basis of record produced before it by the police. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 21.6.2011 mk