Criminal Misc. No. M-3577 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-3577 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 29.03.2011. Gagandeep Sethi ..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Bikramjit Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, D.A.G., Haryana, for respondent No.1 – State. None for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) This is an application for pre-arrest bail filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the petitioner in case bearing First Information Report No.34 dated December 29th, 2010, under Sections 406 and 498-A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Mahila Thana, Sonepat. 2. On February 7th, 2011, Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. granted interim pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. For facilitation, the operative part of the order is reproduced as under:- “ xxx xxx xxx Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be admitted to interim bail on his furnishing personal and surety bonds to the satisfaction of Arresting/Investigating Officer. The petitioner shall, however, join the investigation as and when called for and he shall also abide by the conditions as specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” Criminal Misc. No. M-3577 of 2011 (O&M) 2 3. Learned State counsel has stated that the petitioner has joined the investigation and is not required for custodial interrogation. 4. In view of above, order dated February 7th, 2011 is made absolute. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 29.03.2011 neetu