IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.28931-M of 2010 Date of Order: 18.11.2010 Thomas @ Monu .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.P.C is for grant of anticipatory/pre arrest bail in case FIR No.74 dated 27.7.2010 under Sections 324/325/326/148/149 IPC, P.S Bhogpur, District Jalandhar. It is alleged in the FIR that complainant party was going to the house of the Sarpanch to effect a compromise on account of earlier dispute with main accused Dilbagh Singh while they were accosted and inflicted injuries by the accused party. Learned counsel by relying on School Leaving Certificate (P.2) submits that date of birth being 9.7.1993, the petitioner was a juvenile on the date of alleged occurrence i.e 26.7.2010. Further submits that even as per the allegations in the FIR, the petitioner had accompanied the co- accused and stated to be armed with a brick. It is also stated that no specific injury has been attributed to the petitioner. Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Kashmir Singh, states that the petitioner has joined investigation and his custodial interrogation is no longer required. In view of the above, interim protection/ pre arrest bail granted vide order dated 30.9.2010 is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of. November 18, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE