IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 921-M of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 01.03.2007 Dilbar Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab ..... RESPONDENT CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Gopal K. Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.S. Gill, AAG, Punjab. Petitioner Dilbar Singh, apprehending his arrest in a non- bailable offence in case FIR No. 249 dated 8.12.2006 under Sections 420/ 465/466/467/468/471 IPC, registered at Police Station Division No.8, Jalandhar, has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of anticipatory bail. On January 11, 2007, interim anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioner subject to his joining investigation. I have heard counsel for the parties and have gone through the contents of the FIR as well as the order dated 4.1.2007, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, whereby bail application of the petitioner has been dismissed. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner worked as work charge T mate since 1992. Thereafter, he was promoted as work charge Store Munshi in the year 2004 and then he was promoted as worksman Store Munshi in the Punjab State Electricity Board. Now the aforesaid FIR has been registered on the allegations that the Matriculation Certificate produced by the petitioner is not genuine. Counsel contends that Crl. Misc. No. 921-M of 2007 -2- all the documents are already with the police and custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Counsel for the petitioner further states that in terms of the interim order dated January 11, 2007, the petitioner has joined the investigation. The State counsel, after having instructions from Sukhwinder Singh SI, does not dispute this fact and further states that the petitioner is no more required for further investigation. In view of the above, without commenting on the merits, the interim bail, granted vide order dated January 11, 2007, is made absolute subject to the same terms and conditions. Disposed of accordingly. March 01, 2007 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE