Criminal Misc. No. M-155 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-155 of 2009 Date of Decision: 23.1.2009 Darshan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. G.S. Nagra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) On 7.1.2009, this Court passed the following order:- “Counsel for the petitioners contends that offence, if any, fall under Section 21 of the Minor and Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 and that being a special offence, no offence under Section 379 IPC is made out. It is further stated that the petitioners are having civil dispute with Mohan Singh. Issue notice of motion to learned Advocate General, Punjab, for 23.1.2009. Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, petitioners shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. Petitioners shall Criminal Misc. No. M-155 of 2009 2 join investigation as and when called for. Petitioners shall also abide by the conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” Counsel for the State submits that the petitioner has joined investigation and his custodial interrogation is not required. Taking into consideration the order dated 7.1.2009 passed by this Court and the statement made by counsel for the State, interim pre- arrest bail granted to the petitioner is affirmed till the presentation of final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. Thereafter, the petitioner shall be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 23, 2009 “DK”