Crl. Misc. No.M-19815 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-19815 of 2011 Date of Decision: September 16, 2011 Manjit Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Ram Pal Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arshvinder Singh, Addl.A.G., Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner as a Principal of the College in Ludhiana was declared proclaimed offender in the year 1997 whereas co-accused of the petitioner, namely, Paramjit Kaur, a Commerce Lecturer, was tried and acquitted by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Batala on February 18, 2006. The petitioner after the acquittal of his co-accused has sought the concession of pre-arrest bail on the ground that he had never been served. Crl. Misc. No.M-19815 of 2011 [2] I have taken into consideration the facts and circumstances of this case. As per the allegations in FIR, the co-accused of the petitioner Paramjit Kaur had procured a forged M.Com. provisional certificate and mark sheet of Magadh University with the assistance of the petitioner. The proceedings to declare the petitioner as proclaimed offender appear to be farce as it is not believable that for a period from 1997 to 2010, the whereabouts of the petitioner were not known to the police despite the fact that he remained as a Principal of a local College of Ludhiana. The petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner he will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer on his furnishing bail bonds for a sum of Rs.20000/- with one surety of the like amount. He will also surrender before the Court concerned. In case the prosecution agency opts to present supplementary challan against him he would be required to furnish fresh bail to the satisfaction of the Court concerned subject to the following conditions: i) that he will leave his permanent address with the investigating agency and; ii) he will not leave India without the permission of the Court; and that He will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the proceedings before the Court in any manner. September 16, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE