Crl.M.No.M-35196 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-35196 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision:September 21, 2010 Jagsir Singh and others .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.P.S.Brar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Additional 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 case FIR No.176, dated 22.11.2009, under Sections 498-A, 324, 323, 326, 506, 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar, Faridkot. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. On 11.1.2010, a Coordinate Bench of this Court passed the following order: “CRM No.63400 of 2009 Allowed as prayed for. CRM No.M-35196 of 2009 The petitioners are directed to appear before the Investigating Officer on 15.1.2010 at 10.00 AM for joining investigation. Adjourned to 29.1.2010. Meanwhile, petitioners shall not be arrested.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitoners have already joined the investigation several times. It has also been stated that moreover the dispute between the parties has since been Crl.M.No.M-35196 of 2009 (O&M) -2- compromised and son of petitioner nos.1 and 2 and the complainant have already filed a joint petition for divorce by mutual consent. It has also been stated by learned State counsel that the matter has been compromised and that a joint petition for divorce has also been filed by the complainant and son of petitioner nos.1 and 2. He has further stated that petitioners have joined the investigation in view of the compromise 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, interim order dated 11.1.2010, already issued in favour of the petitioners-Jagsir Singh, Sukhwinder Kaur and Manvir Kaur is, hereby made absolute subject to the compliance of conditions contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 21.9.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge