Crl.M.No.M-16928 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-16928 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: July 19, 2010 Sita Ram and others .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Narinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.A.G.,Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in FIR No.71, dated 3.5.2010, registered under Sections 452, 323, 324, 427, 148, 149 IPC later on Section 326 IPC added, at Police Station Sardulgarh, District Mansa. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. A coordinate Bench of this Court while issuing notice of motion on 4.6.2010, passed the following order: “ States that no injury has been attributed to petitioner Nos.1, 3, 4 and 5. Petitioner No.2- Vinod Kumar, has given gandasa blow to the complainant from its reverse side. As per MLR, the said injury is declared to be simple in nature. Notice of motion for 19.7.2010. Meanwhile, arrest of the petitioners is stayed with a direction to join the investigation as and when called by the Investigating Officer. In the event of arrest, the petitioners will be admitted to interim bail by the Investigating Officer. The Crl.M.No.M-16928 of 2010 (O&M) -2- petitioners will abide by the conditions as enshrined in Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that pursuant to the said order, the petitioners have already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well that the petitioners have joined the investigation and that they are no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioners are likely to abscond or that they are likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 4.6.2010, granting interim bail to petitioners-Sita Ram, Vinod Kumar, Narinder Kumar, Ram Niwas and Vinay Kumar, is, hereby made absolute subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 19.7.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge