IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.58121-M of 2006 DATE OF DECISION:13.11.2006 Amit Angra & Ors. ..........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present:- Shri Bipan Ghai, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri N.S. Gill, AAG, Punjab. Shri Baldev Singh, Sr. Advocate with Shri Sudhir Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** Petitioners Amit Angra, Sat Pal Angra and Smt. Ashok Bala apprehending their arrest in a non-bailable offence in case FIR No. 137 dated 5.9.2006 under Sections 406/498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Division No.5, Jalandhar, have filed this petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for anticipatory bail. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the contents of the FIR as well as order dated 16.9.2006. Counsel for the petitioners contends that in this case husband of the complainant (petitioner No.1) has already surrendered before the police and now he is in judicial custody and most of the dowry articles have already been recovered from him. In view of the above, counsel for the petitioners states that he does not want to press this petition qua petitioner No.1. Dismissed as not pressed qua petitioner No.1. Crl. Misc. No.58121-M of 2006 -2- Counsel for the petitioners contends that as far as petitioners No.2 and 3, who are old father-in-law and mother-in-law are concerned, they have been implicated on the false allegations. He further contends in view of the order dated 21.9.2006, petitioners No.2 and 3 have joined the investigation. The fact of joining the investigation by petitioners No.2 and 3 has not been disputed by the counsel for the respondent-State. Keeping in view the age of the petitioners and the fact that in terms of the interim order dated 21.9.2006 they have joined the investigation, the interim bail, granted vide the aforesaid order is made absolute subject to the same terms and conditions. This bail order shall remain in operation till the investigation culminates into filing of challan under Section 173 Cr.P.C. except for material change in the circumstances. Thereafter petitioners No.2 and 3 shall be entitled to the grant of regular bail by the trial Court and the same shall further continue till conclusion of the trial on the conditions to be imposed by the court of competent jurisdiction. Disposed of accordingly. November 13, 2006 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) pooja JUDGE