Cr.Misc. M 21261 OF 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYNA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 21261 OF 2010 Date of decision:13.9.2010 Satyawan Petitioner vs. State of Haryana Respondent Present: Mr. Bijender Dhankar, Advocate. Ms. Gursreet Kaur, DAG, Hry M.M.S.BEDI,J. The petitioner is a shop keeper and is alleged to have stolen the SIM cards of Airtel. He apprehends arrest in a case, registered at the instance of Naveen Kumar alleging that the petitioner has misused his photograph and identity to issue a SIM card to some other person, which is misused. Learned State counsel, on the instruction of investigation officer, informs that there are 21 SIM card, which are misused by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he had been given the said SIM cards in a scheme by the company and he himself is using the 21 numbers. I have heard learned counsel for parties. There is no proof of SIM card, mentioned in the FIR having been misused for any purpose. It will be a moot point during trial whether the petitioner can be said to have cheated the complainant by forging the documents. The petitioner has joined the investigation. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and interim order dated 27.7.2010 is hereby confirmed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the Cr.Misc. M 21261 OF 2010 2 petitioner, he will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the condition that the petitioner will join the investigation as and when required by the police and will not tamper with evidence or hamper the investigation. The petitioner will not commit the similar offence, of which he is accused of , during pendency of the trial. It is made clear that in case the petitioner is found to be indulging any mischief by issuing any SIM card against fake identity, it will be open to the prosecution to seek cancellation of bail and arrest the petitioner. September ,2010 ( M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE