IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-10768 of 2009 Date of decision: 8th May, 2009 Jango and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant 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 petitioners in case FIR No. 41 dated 20.02.2009 registered at Police Station Dina Nagar, District Gurdaspur under Sections 366, 34 IPC. Ashu son of the petitioners and Puja daughter of the complainant have allegedly eloped. Both are not traceable. In the present case, notice of motion was issued. Investigating Officer Baldev Raj, ASI is present in Court. Counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Baldev Raj, has stated that there is no evidence with the investigating agency that son of the petitioners Ashu is in contact with them or they have facilitated Ashu and Puja to go away from the home and to perform marriage. It is another case of run-away couple, where parents are being dragged into litigation for the folly of their child. In view of this, it is ordered Criminal Misc. No. M-10768 of 2009 that in the event of arrest, petitioners will be released on pre-arrest bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer. However, petitioners will join investigation as and when called for. Petitioners will abide by the conditions specified under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 8, 2009 rps 2