IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA Cr.M.P (M) No.120, 121,122 and 140/2010 Date of decision: 4. 3. 2010 Cr.M.P. (M) No. 120/2010. Onkar Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. ……Respondent Cr.M.P. (M) No. 121/2010. Ram Swaroop ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. ……Respondent Cr.M.P. (M) No. 122/2010. Pradeep Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. ……Respondent Cr.M.P. (M) No.140/2010. Onkar Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. ……Respondent Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1 . For the Petitioner: Mr. R.K. Gautam, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Archna Dutt, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Anshul Bansal Addl. Advocate General. Surinder Singh (Oral) The above titled bail applications are disposed of by this common order as 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?. yes - 2 - having arisen from FIR No. 4 of 2009 registered on 5.8.2009 under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 120 Indian Penal Code and Section 13 (2) (i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act in Police SV and ACB, Una. In short, the allegations against the petitioners are that they are the forest officers/officials who connived with the private contractors for taping the turpentine from cheel trees in excess to what was permitted to the contractor. Shri Anshul Bansal, Addl. Advocate General, submitted that the investigation in the case is almost complete, only specimen hand wring and signatures of the petitioners are required to be taken. In view of the above, the apprehension of arrest of the petitioners in a non-bailable offence is reasonable. Seeing the facts and stage of the case, custodial interrogation of the petitioners is not required. Therefore, their request for pre-arrest bail is allowed. The interim bail granted on 17.2.2010 and on 23.2.2010 in Cr.M.P.(M) No. 140/2010 are confirmed on the same terms and conditions as mentioned therein. Further, - 3 - petitioners are directed to join the investigation of this case on 8.3.2010 at 10 a.m. and report to the Investigating Officer in the SV and ACB Police Station, Una, H.P for the purpose of taking them to the concerned Magistrate for obtaining specimen signatures and hand writing. It is made clear that the petitioners shall not flout any of the conditions on which the conditional bail is granted. All the petitions stand disposed of. (Surinder Singh),J March 4, 2010 (cm)