IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M 34392 of 2010 Date of decision: 13.12.2010 Gurmeet Singh @ Happy ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.VD Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.KD Sachdeva, Addl.AG, Punjab *** Ram Chand Gupta, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed by petitioner Gurmeet Singh @ Happy under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.50 dated 19.3.2010 registered under Sections 307, 148, 149 IPC at Police Station Raikot, District Ludhiana. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 25.11.2010 passed the following order:- “Crl.M.No.61132 of 2010 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.M 34392 of 2010 Contends that neither name of the petitioner has been mentioned in the FIR nor any weapon or injury has been attributed to him and that he is being falsely implicated in this case without any basis. Further contends that police has already CRM No.M 34392 of 2010 -2- presented the challan in this case against co-accused on 29.6.2010 after completion of investigation and name of petitioner never figured in the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. Notice of motion for 13.12.2010. However, petitioner is directed to join the investigation and in case he is arrested, he shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that he has already joined the investigation pursuant to said order dated 25.11.2010. It has also been stated by learned counsel for the State that petitioner has joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any custodial interrogation. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the anticipatory bail application filed on behalf of petitioner Gurmeet Singh @ Happy is accepted and order dated 25.11.2010 granting interim bail in favour of the petitioner is, hereby, made absolute subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. December 13, 2010 (RAM CHAND GUPTA) gsv JUDGE