IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M 10532 of 2009 Date of decision: 07.05.2009 Sher Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present: Mr. Rajesh Gupta, Advocate for Mr. Varinder Singh Rana, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Amit Kaushik, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana *** Harbans Lal, J.( Oral) This petition has been moved by Sher Singh under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking direction to District Magistrate, Hisar – respondent No.2 to accept bail bonds / surety bonds, as he has already been granted six weeks' agricultural parole by the competent authority. In reply, it has been admitted by the learned State counsel that six weeks' agricultural parole was granted to the petitioner after completion of legal formalities. It is averred that the papers were thereafter sent to the answering respondent i.e. the District Magistrate, Hisar – respondent No.2 for acceptance of the bail bonds / surety bonds of the petitioner, but in the meanwhile, the Model Code of Conduct for the guidance of political parties and candidates came into operation because of the coming Lok Sabha elections. CRM No. M 10532 of 2009 -2- I have heard the learned counsel for the parties, besides perusing the record with due care and circumspection. It is pertinent to mention here that the parole has already been granted in favour of the petitioner, only bail bonds /surety bonds are to be accepted. This petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Hisar – respondent no.2 to accept the bail bonds / surety bonds of the petitioner within a period of one week from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Disposed of accordingly. May 07, 2009 ( Harbans Lal ) amrit Judge