Crl.M.No.M-4773 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-4773 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 29, 2010 Mukhtar Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.D.S.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.23, dated 17.1.2010, registered under Section 22 of the NDPS Act, at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. On 18.3.2010, this Court passed the following order: “ It has been stated by learned counsel for the respondent- State that the petitioner be directed to join the investigation. Hence, petitioner is directed to join the investigation on 05.4.2010 at 10 A.M. and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer. Adjourned to 29.4.2010. However, in case of arrest, he be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer subject to compliance of conditions contained in 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. Crl.M.No.M-4773 of 2010 (O&M) -2- It has been stated by learned State counsel as well, on instructions from Jagir 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 18.3.2010, granting interim bail to petitioner-Mukhtar 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. 29 .4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge