Crl. Misc. No. M-23390 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-23390 of 2010 Date of decision : 14.09.2010 Gaurav Garg ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present: Mr. R.P.Singh Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. D.A.G., Haryana for the respondent-State **** M ehinder S ingh S ullar, J. (Oral) A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court (Jaswant Singh, J.) while issuing notice of motion, passed the following order: - “Petitioner, who is a journalist, has filed the present petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 180 dated 29.7.2010 under Section 384 IPC, P.S. Mahesh Nagar. Allegations against the petitioner are that he was making threatening calls to the complainant and demanding a sum of Rs.50,000/- otherwise he shall get a raid conducted in his premises, where ghee is manufactured. Learned counsel submits that the present FIR is a counter blast to the earlier aid got conducted by the petitioner on the premises of the complainant and that the complainant, who is facing trial, had remained in custody for three months. Notice of motion for 14.9.2010. In the meantime, in the event of his arrest, petitioner shall be released on interim anticipatory bail to the satisfaction of the Crl. Misc. No. M-23390 of 2010 -2- Arresting/Investigating Officer. He shall join the investigation as and when called upon to do so and shall comply with all the conditions as envisaged under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” 2. At the every outset learned State counsel on instructions from HC Ram Krishan has stated that as petitioner has already joined the investigation, therefore, he is no longer required for further interrogation at this stage. 3. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, having gone through the record with their valuable help and after bestowal of thoughts over the entire matter, to my mind, the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail. 4. In the event of arrest of the petitioner, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing adequate bail/surety bonds in the sum of Rs.50,000/- to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer. 5. However the petitioner is directed to make himself available for interrogation by the Investigating Agency as and when required. He shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. 6. Disposed of accordingly. (Mehinder Singh Sullar) Judge September 14, 2010 naresh.k