Crl.M.No.M-7980 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-7980 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 19, 2010 Raj Kumar and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Manish Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms.Ravinder Kaur Nihalsinghwala, Addl.A.G.,Punjab. ...... 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.5, dated 5.2.2010, registered under Sections 379 and 427 IPC, at Police Station Balian Wali District Bathinda. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. This Court while issuing notice of motion on 17.3.2010, passed the following order: “Crl.M.No.14282 of 2010 Allowed as prayed for. Crl.M.No.M-7980 of 2010 Argues that petitioners are members of Gaushala Committee and that in fact, two Neem trees were cut by Gaushala Committee in pursuance of resolution and that wood is also lying in Gaushala. It is further contended that Gram Panchayat has also passed resolution in this regard, which is Annexure P5. Notice of motion for 19.4.2010. However, in the meantime, petitioners are directed to join Crl.M.No.M-7980 of 2010 (O&M) -2- the investigation and in case of their arrest, they shall be released on interim bail by the Arresting Officer to his satisfaction subject to compliance of conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that pursuant to the said order, the petitioners have already joined the investigation. It has been stated by learned State counsel as well that the petitioners have joined the investigation and that they are no more required for any custodial interrogation by the police. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioners are likely to abscond or that they are likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, order dated 17.3.2010, granting interim bail to petitioners-Raj Kumar and Jagjit Singh, is, hereby confirmed subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 19.4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge