Crl.M.No.M 4237 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M 4237 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 25, 2010 Sodhi Ram .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Madan Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.308, dated 10.11.2009, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC, at Police Station Sadar, Hoshiarpur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 15.2.2010, passed the following order: “ Argues that no money was received by the present petitioner and that only allegation against the petitioner is that he was present in the house of Sarwan Singh when a sum of Rs.3,95,000/- were handed over by the complainant to co- accused Tajinder Singh Sweety and that earlier amount of Rs.5,05,000/- was deposited in the account of co-accused Kulwinder Singh by the complainant himself and that petitioner is having no role to play in this case. Notice of motion for 25.3.2010. However, petitioner is directed to join the investigation Crl.M.No.M 4237 of 2010 (O&M) -2- and in case he is arrested, he shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said order, the petitioner has already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well, on instructions from Tirath Ram, ASI, that the petitioner has joined the investigation and that he is no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is 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 15.2.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner- Sodhi Ram, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 25.3.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge