IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM-M-33852 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.2.2012 Kuldeep Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Vinay Puri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre- arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 406 and 420 IPC at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar, vide FIR No.223 dated 30th September, 2011. Learned State counsel (on the instructions from Head Constable Jasbir Singh, who is present in court) submits that pursuant to order dated 12th December, 2011, the petitioner has joined the investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, the interim order dated 12th December, 2011 is hereby made absolute, subject to the conditions envisaged under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. The petition stands allowed in aforesaid terms. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 17.2.2012 'rajpal'