Crl.M.No.M-22170 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-22170 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 27, 2010 Mohinder Singh Virdi .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Ashutosh Hoshiarpur, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.Bhavna Gupta, D.A.G., Punjab. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.169, dated 13.8.2009, registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 471, 120-B IPC, at Police Station City Ferozepur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 6.8.2010, passed the following order: “ Argues that petitioner is not, in any way, beneficiary, and that he is only a deed-writer and that he scribed transfer deed at the instance of Manohar Lal s/o Smt.Vidya Wanti- complainant. Further argues that co-accused Tarlok Singh and Anil Sharma, who are attesting witnesses to the said deed, have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Crl.M.Nos.M-10520 and 17186 of 2010. Notice of motion for 27.8.2010. However, petitioner is directed to join the investigation and in case he is arrested, he shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Crl.M.No.M-22170 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Cr.P.C. ” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said order, the petitioner has already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well that the petitioner has joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 6.8.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner-Mohinder Singh Virdi, is, hereby made absolute subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 27.8.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge