Criminal Misc.-M No. 30514 of 2011 (1) IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 30514 of 2011(O&M) Date of decision : 25.11.2011 Sanjiv Kumar .. Petitioner versus State of Punjab .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. B. B. S. Teji, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajesh Bindal, J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, who is accused in FIR No. 53 dated 9.9.2011 registered under Section 379 IPC and Sections 32, 33 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, at Police Station Kotwali, District Kapurthala. On 5.10.2011, while issuing notice of motion, the following contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner were noticed:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was granted contract for cutting of 43 forest trees, however, he inadvertently cut 8 more trees. In terms of the provisions of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the offence is compoundable on payment of compounding fee. The petitioner is ready and willing to pay the amount to the authorities.” Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has joined investigation. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Sukhdev Singh, while not disputing the aforesaid factual position submitted that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Criminal Misc.-M No. 30514 of 2011 (2) Considering the aforesaid facts, the interim bail granted to the petitioner on 5.10.2011 is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of. 25.11.2011 ( Rajesh Bindal ) vs Judge