Crl. Misc. No. M-766 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-766 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: February 15, 2010 Kamalpreet Singh Sandhu .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab ......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. N.G. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner-applicant. AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for bail in case FIR No. 132 dated 30.10.2006 under Section 498-A IPC, P.S. Rahon. Subsequently, it was brought out that even Section 406 IPC has been added. The fact has been considered and it has been directed that interim order dated 13.01.2010 shall remain effective even for offence under Section 406 IPC. Be that as it may, learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from H.C. Varinder Kumar, states that the petitioner has joined investigation and some dowry articles have also been recovered. Considering the nature of offence and the fact that some recoveries have been effected, in my considered opinion no purpose would be served by custodial interrogation of the petitioner, in the facts and Crl. Misc. No. M-766 of 2010 2 circumstances of this case. The petition is accordingly allowed on the following conditions:- i)the petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required; ii)the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and iii)the petitioner shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. 15.02.2010 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE