Crl.M.No.M-7266 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-7266 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 23, 2010 Pal Singh and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.D.K.Bhatti, Advocate for Mr.Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG,Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in case FIR No.16, dated 23.1.2010, under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Jandiala Guru, District Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 11.3.2010, passed the following order: “Crl.M.No.13111 of 2010 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.7266 of 2010 Argues that petitioners are old husband and wife and dispute between the parties is civil in nature and the FIR has been registered as a counter-blast to the civil suit filed by petitioner no.2 against the complainant. Notice of motion for 23.4.2010. However, petitioners are directed to join the investigation and in case they are arrested, they shall be released on interim Crl.M.No.M-7266 of 2010 (O&M) -2- bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that pursuant to the said order, the petitioners have already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well, on instructions from Kuldip Singh, ASI, that the petitioners have joined the investigation and that they are no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioners are likely to abscond or that they are 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 11.3.2010, granting interim bail to petitioners- Pal Singh and Surinder Kaur alias Sukhwinder Kaur, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 23.4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge