In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-22985 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:18.1.2011 Manjit Singh Bala .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. H.S. Bhullar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.P.S. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. The petitioner is alleged to have forged documents which were used for securing loan from the complainant-ICICI Bank. The petitioner was granted interim bail on 11.8.2010 and directed to join the investigation. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Balbir Singh, Police Station Division No.5, Ludhiana, has submitted that the petitioner has joined the investigation and his custody is not required for the purposes of investigation. Cr. Misc. No.M-22985 of 2010 [2] In the circumstances, the interim bail granted on 11.8.2010 is made absolute. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. January 18, 2011. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*