Cr.Misc. M 7950 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYNA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 7950 of 2010 Date of decision: 10.5.2010 Manpreet Kaur Petitioner vs. State of Punjab Respondent Present: Ms. Poonam Tara, Advocate. Mr. Abhishek Chauthala, AAG, Pb Mr. Mohd. Yusuf, Advocate. M.M.S.BEDI,J. This order will dispose of the instant petition for pre-arrest bail, filed by Manpreet Kaur in a case, which was registered at the instance of Gurbachan Singh complainant alleging that three persons had on 18.1.2010 thrown chilly powder in the eyes of his son Surinder Pal Singh and inflicted injuries with a datar. It is further alleged that they had snatched the hand bag containing cash and important papers from the complainant's son. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the police file. A perusal of the investigation file reflects that Rahul had allegedly made a confessional statement before the police to the effect that he had an affair with the petitioner and that she had hatched a conspiracy with him that after killing Surinderpal Singh, she would share the property acquired by her, being the wife of Surinder Pal Singh with the co-accused. In order to connect the petitioner with the crime, certain phone calls made by the petitioner to Rahul have been relied upon as a circumstance of conspiracy. Cr.Misc. M 7950 of 2010 2 The evidentiary value of the said evidence to establish the conspiracy, as per the provisions of Section 10 of the Evidence Act, would certainly be a debatable point during trial. The petitioner is at present residing at Amritsar. The allegation of conspiracy, levelled against her on account of her matrimonial disharmony with Surinder Pal Singh has to be examined on the appreciation of evidence, to be produced during trial. She being a lady, having already joined the investigation, can be grnated the concession of pre-arrest bail. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and interim order dated 18.3.2010 is hereby confirmed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner, she will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the condition that the petitioner will join the investigation as and when required by the police and will not tamper with evidence or hamper the investigation. May 10 ,2010 ( M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE