In this anticipatory bail petition under Section 438 CrPC regarding an FIR under the Excise Act, the Court held that making the previous order absolute is warranted after the petitioner joined the investigation and is no longer required by the police.
The order dated 26.10.2010 granting anticipatory bail is made absolute.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM No. M 31333 of 2010 Date of decision: 07.12.2010
Jagdish Singh
........ Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab .......Respondent(s)
Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur
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Present: Mr.B S Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner
Mr. Munish Kumar, AAG, Punjab for the respondent State
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Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral)
This is a petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 169 dated 19.09.2010 under Sections 61,1,14 of Excise Act, registered at Police Station Dharamkot, District Moga.
Learned State counsel, on instructions from HC Sewak Singh states that the petitioner has since joined the investigation and is no longer required by the police.
In view of the above, the order dated 26.10.2010 passed by this
Court is made absolute.
(Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge
07.12.2010 mohan
1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail order should be made absolute upon petitioner's voluntary joining of investigation.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Jagdish Singh
State of Punjab
Nirmaljit Kaur
As recorded by the court registry
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