IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-8255 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 21.4.2011 Kamlesh Rani ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Rajiv Kumar Trikha, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre- arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Section 135 of the Electricity Act and Section 379 IPC at Police Station Anti Power Theft, Jalandhar, vide FIR No.16 dated 25th February, 2011. Learned State counsel (on instructions from ASI Kulwant Singh, who is present in Court) submits that pursuant to order dated March 17, 2011, petitioner has joined the investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation. He submits that petitioner also deposited Rs.2.00 lacs i.e. approximately half of the demand raised, in the office of SDO, Punjab State Power Corporation, Hoshiarpur. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, the interim order dated March 17, 2011 is hereby made absolute subject to the conditions as envisaged under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petition stands allowed in aforesaid terms. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 21.4.2011 'rajpal'