IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-29889 of 2008 Date of decision: 10th February, 2009 Rajan and others … Petitioners Versus State of Haryana … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Shailender Kashyap, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anuj Arora, Advocate for the complainants. Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior DAG Haryana for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) On February 6, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: “On 14.11.2008, petitioners had obtained interim bail on the ground that they are ready to pay the amount to the complainant and the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court had ordered that in the event of arrest, subject to their furnishing a bank guarantee of RS.21,00,000/- to the satisfaction of learned Illaqa Magistrate, they shall be released on interim bail. No effort was made to arrest the accused. On 23.1.2009 counsel for the petitioners stated that the petitioners are ready and willing to return the entire amount of earnest money to the complainant. Counsel further submitted that the amount shall be deposited in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panchkula, within one week. The amount has not been deposited. Now another plea has been taken that compromise has been effected with the complainant. Petitioners, on making of submission that they Criminal Misc. No. M-29889 of 2008 are ready and willing to return the amount, were released on interim bail. Adjourned to 10.2.2009 to enable the counsel for petitioners to place on record compromise.” Mr. Anuj Arora has caused appearance for the complainants. He submits that a draft of Rs.7.00 lacs has been handed over to the complainants. Counsel for the petitioner submits that Rs.3.00 lacs shall be paid by way of two demand drafts, today itself. In view of this, interim bail granted to the petitioners is affirmed till submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan). Thereafter, petitioners will be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE February 10, 2009 rps 2