Crl. Misc. No. M- 23512 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 23512 of 2010 Date of Decision: September 28, 2010 Bal Mukand Sharma ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ........Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. D.S. Nehra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Karan Nehra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G. Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No.65 dated 5.9.2002, under Sections 8,12,13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Sections 468,471,120-B of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Patiala Range, F.S. II, Patiala. At the time of issuance of notice of motion on 16.8.2010, the following order was passed by this Court :- “Heard. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was never named in the FIR and that as per the allegations levelled against him, he had introduced Sukhwinder Singh to the main accused and that said Crl. Misc. No. M- 23512 of 2010 2 Sukhwinder Singh has already been allowed the benefit of bail by this Court. Notice of motion for 28.9.2010. In the meanwhile, in the case of arrest of the petitioner, in the FIR mentioned in the petition, he shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer subject to the following conditions :- (i)He shall join the investigation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. (ii) He shall not offer any threat, promise or inducement to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing the same to the Investigating Officer/Court; and (iii) He shall not leave the limits of this country without prior permission of the Court.” Learned State Counsel, who is assisted by Inspector Satpal, has submitted that in terms of the above order the petitioner has joined investigation. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the interim bail granted by this Court on 16.8.2010 is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. (SABINA) September 28, 2010 JUDGE Anand