Cr.Misc. M 18418 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 18418 of 2011 Date of decision: 2.9.2011 Surinder Kumar petitioner vs State of Haryana respondent Present:- Mr. Aman Pal, Advocate] Ms. Sushma Chopra, Addl.A.G.Hry M.M.S.BEDI, J. the petitioner seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Project Manager Ram Jwaya, Yamuna Power & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd alleging that the said company had obtained a contract from the Electricity Department, Haryana for installation of transformers in the area of Ladwa. The complainant- company had in turn entrusted this job for installing of transformers at the tube wells to firm N.S. Maintenance. The said company used to take the articles from store situated at Badshami and keep the same at its stores Dabkhera and Gudha. The petitioner is the proprietor of N.S. Maintenance. He is alleged to have not returned the unused articles, which were left with him by the complainant- company. On the assurance of the petitioner that he was willing to return all the unused articles to the complainant, vide order dated 7.6.2011 interim protection was granted to the petitioner. It has been informed that the petitioner has joined the investigation and some articles have been returned to the complainant. After taking into consideration the facts and Cr.Misc. M 18418 of 2011 2 circumstances of the case, I am of the considered opinion that there is an arbitration agreement existing between the parties. It appears that proceedings u/s 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act have been initiated. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner, he will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the condition that he will join the investigation as and when required by the police and will not tamper with evidence or hamper the investigation. September 2 , 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE