Crl. Misc. No.M-36806 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-36806 of 2009 Date of Decision: 31.03.2010 Jatinder Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Divjyot S. Sandhu, Advocate for Mr. D.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, A.A.G., Punjab for the respondent-State. Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate for the complainant. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.47 dated 09.04.2009 under Sections 406/420 IPC registered at Police Station Bholath, District Kapurthala. A short reply by way of affidavit of Gurbachan Singh son of Pritam Singh resident of Ward No.9, Village Begowal, Police Station Bhollath, District Kapurthala, has been filed in the Court today. The same is taken on record. In the affidavit, it is stated that in case, an amount of Rs.80,000/- is given, he shall have no objection, if the petitioner is granted anticipatory bail and the aforesaid FIR is quashed. Crl. Misc. No.M-36806 of 2009 2 Learned counsel for the complainant-respondent No.2 states that the matter has been compromised at Rs.80,000/-. A draft bearing No.223083 dated 20.03.2010 of Rs.80,000/- has been handed over by learned counsel for the petitioner to the complainant-Gurbachan Singh son of Pritam Singh, who is present in the Court. On having received the said amount, the complainant has got a separate statement recorded to the effect that he has no objection, if the petitioner is granted bail and the FIR is quashed. It is further stated that he has made the said statement out of his own free will and without any pressure. The only prayer made in the present petition is for grant of anticipatory bail. In view of the above, the interim bail granted to the petitioner vide Order dated 24.12.2009 is made absolute and the petition is, hereby, allowed. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) Judge 31.03.2010 gurpreet