Crl.M.No.M-33552 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-33552 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 8, 2010 Baljinder Singh and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mrs.Malkiat Mann, Advocate for the petitioners. Mrs.Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in FIR No.32, dated 11.2.2010, registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, at Police Station Patran, District Patiala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 17.11.2010, passed the following order: “ Contends that no specific role has been attributed to present petitioners-accused and that no money has been received by them. Further contends that they are not the signatories to the alleged agreement to sell. Further submitted that petitioners have been implicated in this case as he is related to main accused-Jaspal Singh. Notice of motion for 8.12.2010. However, petitioners are directed to join the investigation and in case they are arrested, they shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Crl.M.No.M-33552 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Cr.P.C. ” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that pursuant to the said order, the petitioners have already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well that the petitioners have joined the investigation and that they are no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioners are likely to abscond or that they are likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 17.11.2010, granting interim bail to petitioners-Baljinder Singh and Darshan Singh, is, hereby made absolute subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 8.12.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge