IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.55361-M of 2006 DATE OF DECISION:18.12.2006 Umesh Kumar Shukala ..........Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & Ors. ..........Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present:- Shri Arvind Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Partap Singh, Sr. DAG, Haryana. **** Petitioner Umesh Kumar Shukala apprehending his arrest in a non-bailable offence in case FIR No. 218 dated 25.6.2006 under Sections 419/420/467/468/471 and 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station City Narnaul, District Mohindergarh, has filed this petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for anticipatory bail. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the contents of the FIR. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is owner of the alleged car bearing registration No. RJ-14CA-5365 and prior to the aforesaid FIR, he had already lodged FIR No. 21 dated 10.1.2006 under Section 379 IPC at Police Station Vidhanpuri regarding theft of his car. Counsel contends that in the aforesaid FIR, the petitioner has been falsely implicated on some disclosure statement made by Ram Avtar. Counsel for the petitioner further contends that in view of the order dated 12.9.2006, the petitioner has joined the investigation. This fact has not been disputed by the State Counsel. In view of the above, the interim bail, granted vide order dated Crl. Misc. No.55361-M of 2006 -2- 12.9.2006 is made absolute subject to the same terms and conditions. Disposed of accordingly. December 18, 2006 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) pooja JUDGE