Crl.M.No.M 4214 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M 4214 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 25, 2010 Swaran Singh @ Swaranjit Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.R.K.Girdhar, 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.220, dated 4.11.2008, registered under Sections 364-A/323/325/148/149/120-B IPC, and under Sections 3/ 4 of the S.C. & S.T. Act, at Police Station Guruharsahai. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 11.2.2010, passed the following order: “ Crl.Misc.No.7577 of 2010 CRM is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Crl.M.No.M-4214 of 2010 Heard. Argues that co-accused Jaswinder Singh and Nishan Singh have already been granted benefit of anticipatory bail by this court in CRM No.M-27109 of 2009 and CRM No.M- 32757 of 2009, respectively. Further argues that no specific injury has been attributed to the present petitioner. Crl.M.No.M 4214 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab, who is present in court, accepts notice on behalf of the State. Hence, petitioner is directed to join the investigation and on his doing so, he shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to compliance of conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Adjourned to 25.3.2010.” 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 Baldev Singh, 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 11.2.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner- Swaran Singh @ Swaranjit Singh, 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