In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-11537 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:14.5.2010 Sandeep Singh alias Laddi .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Pardeep Rajput, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioner prays for grant of pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 382/34 IPC on the complaint of Mangal Singh. It is alleged by the complainant that on 12.2.2010 at 10.00 p.m. he (complainant) had come to Naraingarh Terminal from Amritsar on an auto. He was going towards his house and two young persons came from behind on a motorcycle and the person riding pillion snatched his ear attached mobile phone and fled away. The complainant noted down the registration number of the motorcycle. The petitioner submitted that the complainant has deposed an affidavit dated 13.4.2010 in which it is stated that the petitioner was not involved in the present case. This Court in terms of order dated 4.5.2010 observed that at the said stage it could not be ascertained whether the Cr. Misc. No.M-11537 of 2010 [2] affidavit had been obtained by the petitioner by misusing his liberty or that the complainant under fear of threat had furnished the affidavit. The contention of the petitioner to the effect that the name of the petitioner was not known to the complainant but on the basis of disclosure statement of Surjit Singh he had been implicated was also noticed. It was observed in the context of the said contention that the statement of Surjit Singh, a co- accused of the petitioner is to be considered during trial in the context of provisions of Section 133 and illustration (ii) to Section 114 of the Evidence Act. The petitioner was accordingly directed to join the investigation. However, in the event of his arrest, it was ordered that he was to be released on bail. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Malkiat Singh, Police Station Chheharata, District Amritsar, has submitted that the petitioner has joined the investigation and his custody is not required for the purposes of investigation. In view of the above, the interim bail granted on 4.5.2010 is made absolute. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. May 14, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*