IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M- 11019 of 2010 Date of decision:- 28.4.2010 Brij Mohan Malhotra ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. by the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.551 dated 23.12.2009, under Sections 408,420 and 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar, Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that he has been impleaded being brother of main accused Raja Malhotra and that in fact he had nothing to do with the firm, in which, his brother i.e. co-accused was employed. It is further contended that the petitioner is ready to join the investigation. It has also been stated by learned counsel for the State on instructions from ASI Kuldip Singh that the petitioner be directed to join the investigation and that he is not required for any custodial interrogation. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that the 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. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition for anticipatory bail, filed by Criminal Misc.No. M- 11019 of 2010 -2- petitioner Brij Mohan Malhotra is accepted. He is directed to join the investigation and in case of arrest, he be released on bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petition stands disposed of. April 28, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE