In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-23065 of 2010 Date of decision: 15.9.2010 Sanjana ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Pradeep Rajput, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl.A.G, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 61 dated 3.7.2010 under Sections 436/ 452/ 324/ 323/ 427/ 148/ 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Gate Hakiman District Amritsar. While issuing notice of motion, the following order was passed by this Court on 11.8.2010:- “ Heard. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that though it has been averred in the FIR that the petitioner had come to the spot with other accused, yet no overt act has been attributed to her. Notice of motion for 15.9.2010. Criminal Misc. No.M-23065 of 2010 -2- In the meanwhile, in the event of arrest, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer,subject to the following conditions:- (i)she shall join the investigation as and when required by the Investigating Officer; (ii) she shall not offer any threat, promise or inducement to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing the same to the Investigating officer/ Court and; (iii) she shall not leave the limits of this country without prior permission of the Court.” Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Satish Kumar, has submitted that the petitioner has joined investigation in terms of the order reproduced above. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the order granting interim bail dated 11.8.2010 is made absolute. (SABINA) JUDGE September 15, 2010 anita