CRM No. M-27305 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-27305 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.10.2011 Sushil Tandon and another .... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI Present:- Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Jasdev Singh Brar, AAG, Punjab. ---- M.M.S. Bedi, J.(Oral) Petitioners seek the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Chand Rani alleging that she had been residing with her elder son Pardeep Kumar in the house in dispute and on 16.07.2011 when her son Pardeep Kumar had gone to Delhi, Manju Bala along with others had entered the house and committed theft of household articles. Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner No.1 has purchased the said house from the original owner Manju Raghubansh daughter-in-law of Chand Rani. Reliance has been placed on Sale Deed dated 27.05.2011 (Annexure P-2). It has been informed that petitioner No.1 is not in possession of the house rather the possession has been illegally taken back by the complainant in connivance with the police. Without expression of any information regarding CRM No. M-27305 of 2011 (O&M) -2- possession, it is sufficient to observe that the petitioners have joined the investigation and the dispute regarding the title and possession is to be determined by the Civil Court as civil suit is pending. The petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of their arrest, they will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the condition that they will join the investigation as and when required by the police and will not tamper with evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner and will not commit the same offence of which they are accused of, during the period of completion of trial. (M.M.S. BEDI) JUDGE 13.10.2011 sonika