In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc.-M No.580 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:21.1.2009 Sharanpreet Singh and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. S.M. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. P.S. Sidhu, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking their pre- arrest bail in a criminal case registered against them alleging commission of offences under Sections 324, 323, 307, 353, 427, 186, 148 and 149 Indian Penal Code. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of ASI Surinder Kumar. It has been alleged by the complainant that on 19.8.2008 he along with other Police officials went to Dhokan Mohalla, Ludhiana for investigation of a case under Section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act against Manjeet Singh alias Manju and others. The Police party reached at a `Kabari' shop (a shop dealing in junk and old second hand goods) at about 3.00 p.m. where Manjeet Singh alias Manju-accused in the case under the Punjab Excise Act, was standing. The complainant parked his vehicle and Avtar Singh, ASI informed Manju that he is to be arrested in the said case. On this, Manju got excited and brought an unsheathed `Kirpan' from the Cr. Misc.-M No.580 of 2009 [2] `Kabari' shop with the intention to kill. Then he wielded the `Kirpan' by raising a hue and cry. The petitioners, it is submitted by the learned State counsel were part of the mob with Manjeet Singh alias Manju. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from SI Navin Kumar, Police Station Division No.3, Ludhiana, has submitted that Manju alias Manjeet Singh has been arrested and the `Kirpan' has also been recovered. It is submitted that nothing is to be recovered from the petitioners and their custody is not required for the purposes of investigation. In view of the above, the criminal miscellaneous petition is allowed and in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be admitted to bail subject to their furnishing personal bonds and surety each to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. However, they shall join the investigation as and when called and shall abide by the conditions of Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. January 21, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*