IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-18542 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 25, 2008 Swaran Singh @ Pappu & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. S.P.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Kamaldeep Singh Sidhu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioners, in this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No.70 dated 28.5.2008 under Sections 452, 323, 325, 148, 149 IPC, Police Station, Mehna, District Moga, contends that the petitioners have already joined investigation. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from the Investigating Officer has stated that indeed the petitioners have joined investigation and are not required for further investigation at this stage. In view of the above statement of learned counsel for the respondent-State, the petition is Crl. Misc. No. M-18542 of 2008 [2] allowed. Order dated 30.7.2008 is made absolute and it is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer, subject to the following conditions :- “(i) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required; (ii) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and (iii) The petitioners shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.” This order shall enure till 10 days after the petitioners receive a notice of filing of final report u/s 173, Cr.P.C. within which period, they would be at liberty to apply for regular bail. (AJAI LAMBA) November 25, 2008 JUDGE avin