In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-19608 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.8.2010 Rohit Kaushik ......Petitioner Versus Shyam Lal Mittal and another .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.R.M.Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Sanjeev Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr.Satyavir Singh Yadav, DAG, Haryana. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in criminal complaint No.237 of 2007 dated 20.11.2007 'Shyam Lal Mittal vs. Rohit Kaushik and another' (Annexure P-1), pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Karnal. At the time of issuance of notice of motion on 13.7.2010, the following order was passed :- “Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the matter had been referred to the Arbitrator qua the dispute in question and the Arbitrator, Criminal Misc. No.M-19608 of 2010 (O&M) -2- vide its award, has held that the complainant was liable to pay money to the company. Notice of motion for 20.8.2010. In the meantime, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the trial Court and the trial Court shall release the petitioner on interim bail subject to its satisfaction. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in terms of the above order, the petitioner has surrendered before the trial Court on 26.7.2010 and has furnished interim bail. Learned counsel for the complainant, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Admittedly, the matter was referred to the Arbitrator qua the dispute in question and the Arbitrator, vide its ex parte award, has held that the complainant is liable to pay money to the company. Accordingly, it would be just and expedient to confirm the interim bail furnished by the petitioner before the trial Court. Hence, without adverting to the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The interim bail furnished by the petitioner before the trial Court, in terms of the order reproduced above, is made absolute. (SABINA) JUDGE August 20, 2010 anita