Criminal Misc.-M No. 29420 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 29420 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 03.10.2011 Raman Kumar and others ......Petitioners Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Rajpal Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. K.S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate for the complainant. RAJESH BINDAL J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, who are accused in FIR No.131 dated 28.07.2011, registered under Sections 452, 380, 363, 366, 324, 323, 506, 148 and 149 Indian Penal Code, at Police Station City, Kapurthala. Complainant-Gurteg Singh son of Darshan Singh stated that his daughter had solemnized marriage with petitioner No.1-Raman Kumar against his wishes. In Crl. Misc.-M No. 23151 of 2011, where the couple had prayed for seeking protection of their life and liberty, the stand of the complainant is that he has neither harrassed or humiliated the couple nor he will do so in future, even though his daughter had married against his wishes. The FIR was got registered by him with various allegations including kidnapping and theft against the petitioners. Considering the background of the case and the fact that petitioner No.1 had married with the daughter of the complainant against his wishes and the FIR was got registered by him on account of that incident, in my opinion the petitioners Criminal Misc.-M No. 29420 of 2011 (O&M) -2- are not required to be taken into custody for interrogation. They shall appear before the Investigating Officer on 14.10.2011 at 10.00 a.m. to join investigation and in case of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. They shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called upon for further investigation. They shall also be bound by all the conditions as contained in Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C.. The petition stands disposed of. (RAJESH BINDAL) 03.10.2011 JUDGE Jyoti 1