IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-27589 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 30.11.2009 Raj Rani ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present: Mr.S.S.Narula, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.M.S.Sindhu, Addl.A.G., Punjab for the State. .... MAHESH GROVER, J. This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. wherein the learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the husband of the petitioner had disappeared about 7-8 years back and the complaint has been lodged now by one of the relations. He further contended that the petitioner had been residing satisfactorily with her children and the dead body has still not been recovered which implied that the question whether he is dead or not is yet to be established. Noticing this contention, this Court on 5.10.2009 had granted interim protection to the petitioner subject to the condition that she complies with the provisions of Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Crl.Misc.No.M-27589 of 2009 (O&M) -2- It has now been contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has since joined the investigation which fact has not been controverted by the learned counsel appearing for the State on instructions from HC Gurdev Singh. Having regard to the aforesaid, the present petition is allowed and the interim directions dated 5.10.2009 are hereby made absolute till the filing of the challan subject to the condition that the petitioner continues to comply with the provisions of Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 30.11.2009 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss