IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-13653 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: May 24, 2011 Malkit Singh @ Bittu …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.P.S. Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under sections 353,332,186,148,149 IPC vide FIR No.45 dated 1.4.2011 at police station Ladhowal, District Ludhiana. Learned State counsel (on instructions from ASI- Mewa Singh, who is present in court) submits that pursuant to order dated 5.5.2011, the petitioner has joined the investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, the interim order dated 5.5.2011 is hereby made absolute subject to the conditions as envisaged under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. Disposed of. May 24, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE