IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-10913 of 2009 Date of decision: 1st May, 2009 Amandeep Singh @ Lucky … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. S.S. Goraya, Advocate for Mr. Vivek Salathia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 221 dated 14.10.2008 registered at Police Station B Division, Amritsar under Sections 323, 324, 506, 326, 148, 149 IPC. On April 23, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: Admittedly, grievous injury has been attributed to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner has relied upon compromise (Annexure P-2) to urge that the matter has been amicably sorted out and the complainant has no grievance. Counsel has submitted that once a compromise has been arrived at, custodial interrogation of the petitioner will not be necessary and the petitioner is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail. Issue notice of motion to AG Punjab. Criminal Misc. No. M-10913 of 2009 On the asking of Court, Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the State. Investigating Officer to verify the authenticity of compromise relied upon by the petitioner. To come up for arguments on 27th April, 2009.” Thereafter, on April 29, 2009, following order was passed: “Counsel for the petitioner, today in the course of arguments, has produced original compromise effected with the complainant, photocopy of which is annexed as Annexure P2. Counsel for the State has submitted that for verifying the compromise, an effort was made to associate the complainant. But the complainant has stated that he will only vouch safe the compromise before the Court. Satnam Singh, Head Constable, is present in the Court. He is directed to issue notice to the complainant to cause appearance in this Court on 1.5.2009. Case to come up for further hearing on 1.5.2009.” Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from ASI Ranjit Singh, has stated that show-cause notice has been served upon the complainant to appear in this Court. Complainant has opted not to appear. Taking into consideration the agreement/ compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties, pre-arrest bail is granted to the petitioner till submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan). However, liberty is granted to the complainant to approach the trial Court for cancellation of bail, in case no compromise has been arrived at. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 1, 2009 rps 2