CRM No. M-1477 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-1477 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 08.03.2011 Kulwant Singh Namberdar and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. P.S. Guliani, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.111 dated 11.11.2010 under Sections 420/467/468/471/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station Jamalpur, Ludhiana. This Court vide order dated 11.2.2011 has directed to release the petitioners on interim bail. Petitioners are witnesses of the sale deed dated 12.6.2008 executed by Sanjay Kumar, power of attorney of Piara Singh. As per learned counsel by identifying Sanjay Kumar they have not committed any offence of cheating or forgery. The question as to whether Sanjay Kumar was authorised to execute the sale deed can be seen during the trial. One of the accused namely Harvinder Singh Chabbra has been enlarged on bail. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, CRM No. M-1477 of 2011 (O&M) -2- on instructions of ASI Som Nath, who is present personally in Court, has stated that petitioner No.2 has joined the investigation, however, petitioner No.1 has not joined the investigation. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that petitioner No.1 shall also join the investigation within a week and he could not join the investigation because he was away. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed, however, petitioner No.1 shall report to the Investigating Officer within a week. Order dated 11.2.2011 is made absolute, subject to the conditions mentioned under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. However, it is clarified that petitioners shall keep on co- operating in the investigation and if they fail to do so, Investigating Officer shall be at liberty to get the bail cancelled. (Alok Singh) Judge March 08, 2011 R.S.