IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-9390 of 2010 Date of Decision: May 05, 2010 Santokh Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Harchand Singh Batth, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.233 dated 15.9.2009 under Sections 307, 452, 332, 353, 186, 427, 148, 149 IPC, registered with Police Station, City, Tarn Taran. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that Section 307 IPC has been removed. Other persons, similarly placed, have been allowed bail. Crl. Misc. No. M-9390 of 2010 [2] Learned counsel for the respondent- State, on instructions from Paramjit Singh, Sub Inspector, does not dispute the fact that Section 307 IPC has been removed and the co-accused are on bail. Considering the fact that there is no specific attribution to the petitioner and it was a mob that had allegedly taken law into its hands and the fact that co-accused are on bail, the petition is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions:- “(i) The petitioner shall make himself available for in- terrogation as and when required; (ii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person ac- quainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and (iii) The petitioner shall not leave India without the pre- vious permission of the Court.” This order shall enure till 15 days after the filing of final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. within which period, the petitioner shall be re- quired to seek regular bail. Crl. Misc. No. M-9390 of 2010 [3] It is however directed that the pe- titioner shall join investigation as and when summoned vide Notice under Section 160 Cr.P.C. (AJAI LAMBA) May 05, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?