Crl. Misc. No. M- 16813 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 16813 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 30, 2010 Sandeep Kanwar ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ........Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. N.S. Shekhawat, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.92 dated 18.5.2010, under Sections 365 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur. At the time of issuance of notice of motion on 3.6.2010, the following order was passed by this Court :- "The prayer made in the present petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.92 dated 18.5.2010 registered under Section 365 IPC at Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur. However, from perusal of Annexure P-6, it is made out that Ravi Jyoti was present in the office Crl. Misc. No. M- 16813 of 2010 (O&M) 2 of M/s Shriram Finance Company Limited and he undertook to return the vehicle on the next day. The occurrence took place at 5.50 PM. Notice of motion for 27.7.2010. Meanwhile, arrest of the petitioner is stayed with a direction to join the investigation as and when called by the Investigating Officer. In the event of arrest, the petitioner will be admitted to interim bail by the Investigating Officer. The petitioner will abide by the conditions as enshrined in Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C.” Learned State Counsel, who is assisted by ASI Gurmeet Singh, has submitted that in terms of the above order the petitioner has joined investigation and is not required for further investigation. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the interim bail granted by this Court on 3.6.2010 is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. (SABINA) August 30, 2010 JUDGE Anand