(1.) PETITIONERS Gurmeet Singh son of Mohinder Singh and Jaspal Singh son of Jasbir Singh have directed the instant petition for the grant of anticipatory bail, in a case registered against them along with their other co-accused, vide FIR No.228 dated 12.9.2012 (Annexure P1), for the commission of offences punishable u/ss 420, 467, 468, 471, 448 and 120-B IPC by the police of Police Station Kotwali/City, Patiala, invoking the provisions of section 438 Cr.PC.
(2.) NOTICE of the petition was issued to the State.
(3.) DURING the course of preliminary hearing, the following order was passed by this Court on 21.12.2012:-