CRM No.M-30982 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:-11.11.2010 Meet Pal Singh son of Daljit Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.Amrik Singh Kalra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Anter Singh Brar, Senior D.A.G., Punjab. M ehinder S ingh S ullar , J . (Oral) Invoking the provisions of section 438 Cr.PC., petitioner Meet Pal Singh son of Daljit Singh, Advocate, has instituted the present petition for anticipatory bail in a case registered against him alongwith his other co-accused, namely, Gurpreet Singh, Harjinder Singh and Balbir Kaur, vide FIR No.5 dated 5.7.2010, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under sections 419, 420, 465, 466, 468, 471, 474 and 120-B IPC by the police of Police Station NRI Jalandhar. 2. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, having gone through the record with their valuable help and after considering the entire matter deeply, to my mind, the present petition deserves to be accepted in this regard. 3. At the time of issuing notice of motion, the following order was passed by this Court on 15.10.2010:- “Issue notice as contemplated under Section 438(1-A) Cr.PC, to the respondent, returnable for 11.11.2010. In the event of arrest of the petitioner, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing bail and surety bonds in the sum of Rs.25,000/- to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. However, the petitioner is directed to make himself available for interrogation, as and when CRM No.M-30982 of 2010 2 required by the Investigating Agency.” 4. At the very outset, the learned State counsel, on instructions from HC Baljit Singh, has submitted that the petitioner has already joined the investigation and he is no longer required for further interrogation at this stage. Nothing is to be recovered from him. 5. What is not disputed here is that the petitioner is an Advocate by profession and all the allegations against him are that he identified the wife of one Gurpreet singh. Moreover, all the offences alleged against the petitioner are triable by the Court of Magistrate. There is no history of his previous involvement in any such case. 6. So, taking into consideration the totality of the facts and circumstances, emanating from the record, as discussed here-in-above and without commenting further anything on merits, lest it may prejudice the case of either side during the course of the trial of the case, the present petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in the obtaining circumstances of the present case. 7. Consequently, it is directed that in the event of his arrest, the petitioner shall be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail and surety bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions that (i) he shall make himself available for interrogation by the Investigating Agency as and when required; (ii) he shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer and (iii) he will not leave India without prior permission of the trial Court. 8. Needless to mention that in case, the petitioner does not cooperate or join the investigation, the prosecution would be at liberty to move an application for cancellation of his bail, in this relevant connection. 11.11.2010 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) AS Judge