IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MP(M) No. 580of 2009 Date of decision: July 22, 2009. Jagdish Sharma & ors. …..Petitioners. Vs. State of H.P. …. Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners : Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. A.K. Bansal, Addl. Advocate General. Kuldip Singh, Judge (Oral). This is an application, under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for releasing the petitioners on bail in case FIR No. 60 dated 3.6.2009 registered at Police Station, Darlaghat, under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 506 IPC. The status report has been filed. 2. Heard and perused the record. The prosecution case in brief is that Jai Dev submitted a written complaint on 3.6.2009 at Police Station wherein he has stated that on 3.6.2009 at about 9.30 a.m. when he came out of the gate of ACL Company, Ram Krishan Pradhan was standing there, he stopped him and addressed him as “Gunda”. In the meantime, his brothers and nephews Laxmi Nand, Shyam Lal, Amar Chand, Jagdish, Naresh Kumar and others came there and threatened that they would kill him. Ram Krishan caught hold him from the neck and started beating him with fist and kick Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? …2… blows and with great difficulty he got himself released. On the statement of complainant, case was registered. It has come in investigation that Ram Krishan has obtained anticipatory bail from Fast Track Court, Solan. The petitioners had also obtained interim bail from this court. They have joined the investigation on 17.7.2009. It has been stated that investigation of the case is over and the police has no objection if anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioners. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. They have joined the investigation, no recovery is to be made from them. 4. The learned Additional Advocate General has stated that in view of instructions received from Baldev Thakur, SHO, Police Station, Darlaghat, who is present in the court and in view of status report, he has no objection, if the petitioners are released on bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. Accordingly, the application is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the petitioners in case FIR No. 60 dated 3.6.2009 registered at Police Station, Darlaghat, under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 506, they be released on bail on their furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each with one surety each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer subject to the conditions that they shall continue to join the investigation as and when called upon to do so by the Investigating Officer. They shall not hamper the investigation or tamper with the prosecution evidence in any manner. Dasti copy. July 22, 2009. ( Kuldip Singh ), (Hem) Judge.