IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-20766 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 11.9. 2009 Darshan Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : Proxy counsel for Mr.Chanchal K.Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.B.B.S.Teji, AAG, Punjab. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. This is a petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for release of the petitioner in terms thereof in a case registered vide FIR No.55 dated 3.2.2009 under Sections 420, 199, 200 IPC, at Police Station Kotwali Patiala, District Patiala. It has been contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that if all the allegations against the petitioner are taken to be correct, he at best had sold the property in excess of his share and in any eventuality it could be a civil dispute and no criminality can be attributed to such a person. He further contended that he is willing to settle the matter with the complainant. Crl.Misc.No.M-20766 of 2009 (O&M) -2- Noticing the aforesaid contention, this Court on 31.7.2009 granted interim protection to the petitioner subject to the condition that he will join the investigation to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer. It has now been contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner and not controverted by the learned counsel for the State on instructions from SI Lakhwant Singh that he has since joined the investigation to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and having regard to the aforesaid facts, the petition is accepted and the interim directions dated 31.7.2009 are made absolute till the filing of the challan subject to the condition that the petitioner continues to comply with the provisions of Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 11.9.2009 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss