IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-13857 of 2009 Date of decision: 29th May, 2009 Shalu Gupta … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Surinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 325 dated 03.10.2007 registered at Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar under Sections 420, 120-B IPC. On May 20, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: “Counsel for the petitioner contends that on behalf of the petitioner, her mother had entered into an agreement to sell and had obtained earnest money amounting to Rs.1,80,000/-. It is alleged that deceased, father had sold the property during his lifetime. Counsel contends that this fact was not known to the petitioner. Petitioner is a young unmarried girl. Issue notice of motion to AG Punjab for 29th May, 2009. In the event of arrest, petitioner shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer. However, petitioner shall join investigation as and when called for. Petitioner shall abide by the conditions specified under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C.” Criminal Misc. No. M-13857 of 2009 Agreement to sell was executed by Smt. Prem Lata, mother of the petitioner, though the petitioner along with her sibling had also appended signatures on the same, being the legal heirs of Bal Kishan Gupta. Receipt of the amount has been issued by Smt. Prem Lata. Petitioner is an unmarried girl. Custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required, especially when the dispute is essentially of civil nature. Accordingly, interim bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated May 20, 2009 is made absolute till submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan). Thereafter, petitioner will be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 29, 2009 rps 2