Crl. Misc. No. M-2878 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-2878 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 5.4.2011 Chandi Ram Sharma & another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. H.S. Rakhra, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Arshvinder Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Balwinder Singh, Advocate for the complainant. 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 Civil Lines Bathinda, vide FIR No.149 dated 27th November, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that during the pendency of this petition, a compromise has been arrived at between the parties. He submits that the said compromise has been placed on record in Crl. Misc. No. M-16861 of 2011. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he be allowed to withdraw the present petition with liberty to to appear before the trial court and seek regular bail. He further submits that some protection may be afforded to the petitioners to enable them to apply for regular bail. Crl. Misc. No. M-2878 of 2011 2 Learned State counsel submits that liberty may be granted to the investigating agency to raise all its pleas before the trial court at the relevant stage including need for custodial interrogation. In view of above, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as aforesaid. In case the petitioners surrender before the trial court within ten days from today and apply for regular bail, their plea shall be decided within one week thereafter. The parties may raise all their pleas before the trial court. The court below shall be at liberty to take the same including compromise, if any, into consideration while deciding the bail application. Arrest of the petitioners shall remain stayed till the decision of their bail application. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 5.4.2011 'rajpal'