Crl. Misc. No. M-16077 of 2009 Simranjit Kaur and another v. State of Punjab Present : Mr. M.S. Bedi, Senior Advocate with Ms. Gauri Bedi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. P.S. Grewal, AAG, Punjab. Mr. O.S. Batalvi, Advocate for the complainant. *** The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in a case registered against them for the offences under Sections 498-A, 406/34 Indian Penal Code (“IPC” – for short) at Police Station Qadian, Distt. Gurdaspur. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Sarabjit Kaur wife of Sarabjit Singh. The petitioners are the parents of Sarabjit Singh. Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Bishambar Dass, Police Station Qadian, Distt. Gurdaspur has submitted that the petitioners had joined the investigation on 4.7.2009 and therefore, their custody is not required for the purposes of investigation. It is further submitted that an inquiry was conducted by Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Gurdaspur namely Sh. Charanjit Singh and he found the petitioners innocent in the inquiry. Accordingly, a cancellation report is being filed. Mr. O.S. Batalvi, Advocate appearing for the complainant submits that two inquiries were conducted by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub-Division, Batala and he found the Crl. Misc. No. M-16077 of 2009 [2] petitioners liable. Besides, it is submitted that dowry articles are to be recovered from the petitioners. After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter, the State does not require the custody of the petitioners for the purposes of investigation. In the circumstances, it would be just and expedient to confirm the interim bail granted on 9.6.2009. Accordingly, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the interim bail granted on 9.6.2006 granted to the petitioners is made absolute. (S.S. SARON) December 24, 2009 JUDGE amit