IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 246 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : January 12, 2009 Puran Chand and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Parminder Singh-I, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. KD Sachdeva, DAG Punjab Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners have brought this petition under section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 224 dated 29.10.2008 under sections 323, 324, 341, 506, 308, 326, 148, 149 of Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Sadar Rajpura District Patiala. It is stated that earlier section 326 IPC was not there and as such all the petitioners were released on bail by the Ilaqa Magistrate. Later on during the investigation, section 326 IPC was added on account of injury on the ankle of Billu Ram alleged to have been caused by Balwinder alias Balla with sword. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the bail application on behalf of all the petitioners except Balwinder Criminal Misc. -M No. 246 of 2009 (O&M) -2- alias Balla petitioner no. 5 is allowed and it is directed that in the event of their arrest, they shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting/investigating officer subject to the following conditions as enumerated under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure:- “(i) They shall make themselves available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) They shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and (iii) They shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.” However, bail application on behalf of Balwinder alias Balla is hereby dismissed. Criminal Misc. is disposed of. ( Pritam Pal ) January 12, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'