Crl.M.No.M-24127 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-24127 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 31, 2010 Umed Singh and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.R.A.Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Rajinder Singh Arya, DAG, Haryana. Mr.Naveen S.Bhardwaj, Advocate for respondent no.2. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in complaint case No.66-IC of 2008, registered under Sections 323/506 IPC and 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocity) Act, 1989, pending in the court of SDJM, Loharu, District Bhiwani. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. A coordinate Bench of this Court while issuing notice of motion on 31.8.2009, passed the following order: “CRM No.43709 of 2009 Allowed as prayed for. Main case Counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that for alleged incident dated 2.6.2006, the respondent/complainant filed complaint under Sections 451/506 IPC read with Sections 3 & 4 of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Crl.M.No.M-24127 of 2009 (O&M) -2- (Prevention of Atrocity) Act, 1989 in which the present petitioners were summoned only under Section 506 IPC. Now for the present occurrence dated 1.4.2008, case under Sections 323/506 IPC read with Section 3(1) (x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocity) Act, 1989 has been filed in which there is no averment that the petitioners had the knowledge that complainant is a Scheduled Caste. He also submits that it is not mentioned that alleged castiest words were uttered in the public view. Notice of motion to Advocate General, Haryana for 14.9.2009. In the meantime, the petitioners are directed to surrender before trial Court on 11.9.2009 and on their appearance, they shall be released on bail on their furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that pursuant to the said order, the petitioners have already appeared before learned trial Court and have been released on bail. It has further been contended that petitioners are ready to appear before learned trial court on each and every date of hearing and face trial. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 31.8.2009, granting interim bail to petitioners-Umed Singh and Bablu alias Anil, is, hereby confirmed subject to any conditions that may be imposed by learned trial Court. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 31.3.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge