Cr.Misc. M 16676 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 16676 of 2011 Date of decision:23.9.2011 Pappu @ Kunja & another petitioner vs State of Haryana and another respondent Present:- Mr. Sanjay Verma, Advocate. Ms. Shalini Attri, DAG, Hry Mr. Ashwani Gaur, Advocate. M.M.S.BEDI, J. The petitioners seek the concession of pre-arrest bail in a private complaint filed by respondent No.2 alleging that the complainant is a farmer, who has got money dealings with the petitioners. The petitioners owed a huge amount to the complainant but when the complainant approached the petitioners in the year 2005, the complainant was fired at by petitioner No.1. Counsel for the complainant has opposed the petition for pre- arrest bail contending that the petitioners have been continuously threatening the complainant from the very beginning and that they being influential persons, will be able to tamper with evidence. I have heard counsel for the parties and I am of the view that on the similar circumstances the complainant appears to have earlier approached the court. The matter was inquired by the police. A dual version has already cropped up regarding the incident. Without expression of any opinion on merits of the case, it is Cr.Misc. M 16676 of 2011 2 sufficient to observe that the occurrence is of the year 2005 and the petitioners have already appeared before the trial court. In view of the totality of the circumstances and the nature of the allegations, the petitioners can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. The petition is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioners will appear before the trial court on the next date of hearing fixed before it and in case of petitioners doing so, they will be released on bail on their furnishing bail bonds for a sum of Rs.50,000/- each with one surety of the like amount subject to the condition that they will continue to appear before the summoning court/ trial court. They will not tamper with evidence or threaten the complainant and will not absent themselves without any sufficient cause. September 23 , 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE