JUDGMENT :

JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J.

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking directions to the Investigating Officer to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail in FIR No.22 dated 23.02.2021, under Sections 406, 420, 120-B, 506 IPC later on offence under Sections 467, 468, 471 IPC added registered at Police Station Division No.6, District Police Commissionerate, Jalandhar.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was not involved in the present case and his name was not mentioned in the FIR but was nominated later on the basis of disclosure statement made by the co-accused namely Vipan Kumar. He has submitted that one of the other co-accused namely Suraj Kumar whose name was also nominated has been granted interim bail by this Court vide Annexure P-2 and the petitioner is at parity with the aforesaid Suraj Kumar and, therefore, r4he may be considered for the grant of anticipatory bail.

3. Notice of motion was issued in this case on 10.06.2021 on the basis of averments made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. However, the learned State counsel has submitted today that on the aforementio