1. Crl. Misc No. M 20593 OF 2011 Shivnesh Kumar vs State of Punjab 2. Crl. Misc No. M 21955 OF 2011 Surjit Singh vs State of Punjab ****** Present : Mr. Charanjit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner in Crl. Misc No. M 20593 of 2011. Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner in Crl. Misc No. M 21955 of 2011. Mr.S.S.Gill, DAG Punjab ******* This order shall dispose of Crl. Misc. No. M 20593 and 21955 of 2011, as both these petitions arise from the same FIR. The petitioners seek grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.267, dated 18.7.2010, registered under Sections 379/420 of the IPC, at Police Station Tripri Town, District Patiala. Learned counsel for the petitioners have argued that the petitioners have not been named in the FIR and that they are being sought to be implicated only on the disclosure statement of the co-accused. Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from ASI Darshan Singh, has accepted this fact. This Court also finds that the main accused Kuldeepak Sharma was released on regular bail on 23.9.2010. As per counsel for the respondent, the first time warrants of arrest of the petitioners were obtained was in January 2011. There is no explanation forthcoming as to why no attempts were made to apprehend and interrogate the petitioners, if there was any credible information which may have surfaced against them. It is Crl.Misc No. M 20593 of 2011 : 2 : also not disputed that on the date of occurrence, petitioner-Shivnesh Kumar was minor. The fact that another case has been registered against him would not dis-entitle him from the grant of concession of anticipatory bail in the facts and circumstances mentioned above. In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Consequently, the petitioners are directed to appear before the Investigating Officer on 25.8.2011 or on any subsequent date/s on which the Investigating Officer so requires, and in the event of their arrest, the petitioners shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Investigating Officer to his satisfaction subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Petitions stand disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) August 17, 2011. JUDGE `kk'