Crl.M.No.M-16299 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-16299 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: July 6, 2010 Surjit Singh and others .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Sunil Agnihotri, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms.Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr.Gautam Dutt, Advocate for respondent no.2. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in FIR No.85, dated 20.4.2010, registered under Sections 379, 447, 511, 506, 148, 149 IPC, at Police Station Sadar Khanna, Police District Khanna. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. Admitted facts are that there was a joint land of the parties which was partitioned. In the certain portion of the said land which fell to the share of the complainant, crop belonging to accused party was standing. Revenue officials passed orders that compensation worth Rs.37,060/- be paid/deposited by the complainant in the name of petitioners on 4.11.2009. The plea of present petitioners is that the said compensation was not deposited by the complainant and hence, the crop which was sown by the petitioners, harvested by them with the consent of the complainant. A perusal of challan, Annexure P3 shows that the same was filled up by the complainant on 16.4.2010 and the amount was deposited on 20.4.2010, whereas as per the allegations the crop was cut by the present petitioners on Crl.M.No.M-16299 of 2010 (O&M) -2- 18.4.2010, i.e., before depositing the amount in the treasury by the complainant. It was erroneously contended on behalf of the State that amount was deposited in the Treasury on 2.4.2010. Hence in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioners- Surjit Singh, Gurmail Singh, Jagga Singh and Nazar Singh for grant of anticipatory is allowed. They are directed to join the investigation and in case they are arrested, they shall be released on bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 6.7.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge