IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.44921 M OF 2007 Date of Decision: February 22, 2008 BIRU .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sarfraj Hussain, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Navneet Singh, AAG, Haryana. RAJESH BINDAL, J(ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations against the petitioner is that he was found stealing stones from Aravalli Hills. He was apprehended along with the stones which were taken into custody by the police. He further submits that the other accused in other FIR registered on the same date namely Jaipal whose bail application was rejected by the Additional Sessions Judge by the common order has already been granted the benefit of anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 14.01.08 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 47287 M of 2007. On the instructions of ASI, Sukhram learned counsel for the State does not dispute the fact that the petitioner has already joined investigation and his custodial interrogation is not required Be that as it may without opining on the merits of the controversy, interim bail granted to the petitioner on 07.09.07 is made absolute. The petition is disposed of. February 22, 2008 (RAJESH BINDAL) Ruchika JUDGE