Crl. Misc. No. M-36411 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-36411 of 2011 Date of Decision : December 02, 2011 Randhir Singh .... Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Amit Jain, Advocate for the petitioner. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Accused Randhir Singh has filed this petition for anticipatory bail in case FIR No.241 dated 09.08.2007, under Sections 148, 149, 186, 353, 341, 307, 435, 436 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), and Sections 3 and 4 of the P. D. P. Act, registered at Police Station Barwala, District Hissar. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the case file. It is a case of mob violence, in which the petitioner was named in the FIR itself. He along with his other co-accused was instigating the Crl. Misc. No. M-36411 of 2011 2 mob. Consequently, bus of Haryana Roadways was burnt, putting in danger the lives of occupants of the bus. In addition to it, the petitioner was declared Proclaimed Offender on 29.02.2008 i.e. almost four years ago. The petitioner is absconding the process of law for more than four years, as the FIR was registered on 09.08.2007. Cases of mob violence are on the rise. It causes destruction of public and private property. Blockade also causes great inconvenience to innocent general public. Sometimes, death of a patient also occurs on account of blockades or mob violence because the patient cannot be taken to hospital in time. Persons indulging in mob violence and destruction of public and private property of innocent persons cannot be extended benefit of anticipatory bail. The petition is completely frivolous and meritless and is accordingly dismissed, without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case. December 02, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE