IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-10087 of 2009 Date of decision: 8th May, 2009 Amandeep Sethi @ Aman and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab … Respondent Criminal Misc. No. M-10735 of 2009 Sukhdev Khosla @ Sukhi … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) By this common order, two petitions bearing Criminal Misc. No. M-10087 of 2009 filed by Amandeep Sethi @ Aman and Naresh Kumar, and Criminal Misc. No. M-10735 of 2009 filed by Sukhdev Khosla @ Sukhi, will be decided together. Both the petitions have been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in case FIR No. 79 dated 15.03.2009 registered at Police Station Sadar, District Hoshiarpur under Sections 148, 323, 324, 326, 379, 149 IPC. Criminal Misc. No. M-10087 of 2009 & M-10735 of 2009 On April 17, 2009, in Criminal Misc. No. M-10087 of 2009, this Court had passed the following order: “Counsel for the petitioners rely upon compromise (Annexure P2). He further submits that the petitioners are the students. Issue notice of motion to learned Advocate General, Punjab, for 8.5.2009 Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, petitioner(s) shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. Petitioner(s) shall join investigation as and when called for. Petitioner(s) shall also abide by the conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” The order passed in Criminal Misc. No. M-10735 of 2009 by this Court on April 27, 2009 reads as under: “Counsel for the petitioner submits that even though the petitioner is attributed grievous injury, compromise has been arrived between the parties. Compromise has been annexed as Annexure P1. Counsel further rely upon order granting interim pre-arrest bail to co-accused vide Criminal Misc. No. M-10087 of 2009 in which notice has been issued for 8.5.2009. Issue notice of motion to learned Advocate General, Punjab, for 8.5.2009. Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, petitioner(s) shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. Petitioner(s) shall join investigation as and when called for. Petitioner(s) shall also abide by the conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” Counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Dharam Singh, has stated that petitioners have joined the investigation and the compromise relied by the petitioner is in the file of Investigating Officer. Counsel for the State has further stated that he has verified that parties have arrived at compromise. 2 Criminal Misc. No. M-10087 of 2009 & M-10735 of 2009 In view of the statement made by counsel for the State, interim bail granted to the petitioners vide orders dated April 17, 2009 and April 27, 2009 respectively, is made absolute till submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan). Thereafter, petitioners will be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. With these observations, above said two petitions are disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 8, 2009 rps 3