IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-37418 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 7th February, 2011 Nirmal Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D.Sachdeva, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.39 dated 29.05.2010 registered at Police Station Gate Hakima, Amritsar city under Section 379 IPC. The petitioner is stated to be the President of a Labour Union. It is stated that the petitioner has not handed over paddy husk, which was due to commission agent. A Coordinate Bench of this Court, on December 23, 2010, passed the following order: “Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that now a compromise has been effected between the petitioner, who is president of the Union and complainant Gurdeep Singh, who is working as a contractor. Notice of motion for 7.2.2011. In the meantime, in the event of arrest, the petitioner be admitted to interim bail subject to the satisfaction of the Criminal Misc. No.M-37418 of 2010 (O&M) Arresting Officer. He shall abide by the conditions envisaged under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.” Counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Devinder Singh of Police Station Gate Hakima, has stated that he cannot vouchsafe the factum of compromise, but the petitioner has joined the investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation by the investigating agency. In view of the statement made by Counsel for the State, order dated December 23, 2010, passed by a Coordinate Bench, whereby interim bail was granted to the petitioner, is hereby affirmed and the present petition stands disposed of accordingly. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE February 7, 2011 rps 2