IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MP(M) No. 912 of 2009 Date of decision: October 27, 2009. Khushi Ram & ors. …..Petitioners. Vs. State of H.P. …. Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Ashwani Pathak, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. A.K. Bansal, Addl.A.G. Kuldip Singh, Judge (Oral). This is an application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 318/09 registered on 13.10.2009 at Police Station, Balh, under Sections 341, 452, 323, 500, 143, 149, 150 IPC. The status report has been filed. 2. Heard and perused the record. On the directions of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Court No. 4, the case was registered at Police Station, Balh. The case was investigated by SI/SHO Partap Singh. In the status report, it has been stated that Subhash Chand Mahajan, Chander Rekha, Vikas Mahajan and Rita Gupta have been granted anticipatory bail on 19.10.2009 by the learned Fast Track Court, Mandi. The petitioners have joined the investigation. On instructions received from the concerned officer present in the court, Mr. A.K. Bansal, learned Additional Advocate Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? …2… General has submitted that no recovery is to be made from the petitioners. It has been stated in the status report that no case under Sections 500, 143, 150, 149 IPC is made out. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. They are ready to join the investigation and furnish bail bonds in accordance with the directions of this court. 3. I have considered the rival contentions of the learned counsel for the parties. The bail application has been opposed by the learned Addl. Advocate General but no substantive ground has been put forward by the respondent so as to reject the bail application. The petitioners have joined the investigation. It is not the case of the respondent that petitioners are not cooperating in the investigation. No recovery is to be made from the petitioners. It appears investigation in the case is at an advance stage. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners have made out a case for grant of bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. and, therefore, in the event of arrest of the petitioners in FIR No. 318/09 registered on 13.10.2009 at Police Station, Balh, under Sections 341, 452, 323, 500, 143, 149, 150 IPC, they shall 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 Arresting Officer with the conditions that petitioners shall join the investigation as and when called upon to do so by the Investigating Officer and shall not hamper the investigation or tamper with the prosecution evidence in any manner. Copy dasti. October 27, 2009. ( Kuldip Singh ), (Hem) Judge.