Criminal Misc. No. M- 10749 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M- 10749 of 2009 Date of Decision: 1.5.2009 Mukesh Kumar and Another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Rishab Kapoor, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been preferred under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 57 dated 27.3.2009 registered at Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur, under Sections 353, 332, 379, 186, 506 & 34 IPC. On 22.04.2009, this Court had passed the following order:- “Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that civil suit was pending between the complainant and the accused. It is further submitted that petitioner No.2 has also received injuries in the occurrence. Counsel rely upon medicolegal report of Ashwani Kumar, injured, (Annexure P1) to state that injuries suffered by the complainant are simple in Criminal Misc. No. M- 10749 of 2009 2 nature. Counsel further states that allegation that Rs.2,500/- and gold chain were snatched are made up allegation. Issue notice of motion to learned Advocate General, Punjab, for 1.5.2009. Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, petitioner(s) shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. Petitioner(s) shall join investigation as and when called for. Petitioner(s) shall also abide by the conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” Counsel for the State, on instructions from Bakhshish Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, stated that petitioners have joined investigation and are no longer required for custodial interrogation. In view of the statement made by counsel for the State and order dated 22.4.2009 passed by this Court, interim pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioners is affirmed till filing of the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. On submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. petitioners shall furnish regular bail-bonds to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 1, 2009 “DK”