In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-31733 of 2008 ..... Date of decision:18.3.2009 Ankur Sharma .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. D.P.S. Kahlon, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 452, 427, 506, 148 and 149 IPC. The petitioner is the son of Surinder Sharma, who, it has been alleged by the complainant-Jaswinder Kaur, is having illicit relations with her husband Sarabjit Singh. On 10.5.2008 at about 10.30 p.m., her husband along with the lady Surinder Sharma and her two sons including the petitioner, were armed with `dandas' and after raising a `Lalkara' they entered their house after jumping the gate. They held out threats to kill the complainant. The husband of the complainant and the lady Surinder Sharma along with her sons including the petitioner broke household articles and held out threats to kill Jaswinder Kaur-complainant. It is not in dispute that Sarabjit Singh, husband of the complainant has been granted Cr. Misc. No.M-31733/2008 [2] bail by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala on 7.6.2008. The bail application of Surinder Sharma has been allowed by this Court vide order dated 14.7.2008 (Annexure-P.2). The brother of the petitioner, namely, Ankit Sharma has been granted pre-arrest bail by this Court vide order dated 16.9.2008 (Annexure-P.3). It is submitted that the role attributed to the petitioner is similar to that of his brother Ankit Sharma, who has been granted pre-arrest bail on 16.9.2008 (Annexure-P.3). Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Jiwan Singh, Police Station Sadar, Patiala, has submitted that the petitioner has joined the investigation and his further custody is not required for the purpose of investigation. In the circumstances, the interim bail granted on 5.12.2008 is made absolute. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. March 18, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*