Criminal Misc. No. M-1813 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-1813 of 2009 Date of Decision: 2.3.2009 Sukhninder Kaur Baath and Another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr.R.S. Rana, Advocate for Mr. B.S. Thind, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) On 21.1.2009, this Court had passed the following order:- “Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioner No.1 is mother-in-law and petitioner No.2 is father-in-law and they are aged 74 years and 78 years respectively. Counsel further submits that it is a matrimonial dispute between the parties, in which the FIR has been lodged on 01.4.2005. Counsel submits that petitioners are ready and willing to appear before the Investigating ; Officer. Counsel further submits that a date be fixed as the petitioners have to come from United Criminal Misc. No. M-1813 of 2009 2 Kingdom to attend investigation. Petitioner may appear before the Investigating Officer on 17th February, 2009 at 10.00 a.m. On appearance before the Investigating Officer, they shall be released on interim bail. However, petitioners shall join investigation as and when called for. Petitioners shall abide by the conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Issue notice of motion to AG Punjab for 27th February, 2009”. Counsel for the State, on instructions from Surjit Singh, Head Constable, stated that petitioners have joined investigation and their custodial interrogation is not required. In view of the statement made by counsel for the State and order dated 21.1.2009 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, interim pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioners is affirmed till filing of the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. On submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. petitioners shall furnish regular bail-bonds to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. The trial Court shall be empowered to cancel the bail of the petitioners in case of any breach of terms & conditions of the bail bonds. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 2, 2009 “DK”