Crl. Misc. No.M-29501 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-29501 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 17-12-2009 Manjit Singh and another ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sanjeev Manrai, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh 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 petitioners under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, IPC at Police Station Kotwali, Patiala District Patiala, vide FIR No.437 dated 23.09.2009. Learned State counsel (on instructions from ASI Inderjit Singh, who is present in Court) submits that petitioner no.1 has not surrendered so far despite the fact that petition for pre-arrest bail was dismissed qua him. He further submits that petitioner no.2 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 12.11.2009 is hereby made absolute qua Crl. Misc. No.M-29501 of 2009 (O&M) -2- petitioner no.2 subject to the conditions as envisaged under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. The petition is allowed qua petitioner no.2 in aforesaid terms whereas it already stands dismissed qua petitioner no.1. (RAJAN GUPTA) 17-12-2009 JUDGE manju