In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-20980 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.8.2010 Jagwinder Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Gurmeet Singh, Advocate for Mr.L.M.Gulati, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Rajni Gupta, Addl.A.G.Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 106 dated 15.7.2009 under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station Sirhind District Fatehgarh Sahib. At the time of issuance of notice of motion on 23.7.2010, the following order was passed:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner could not appear before the trial Court on 9.7.2010 as he was admitted in Criminal Misc. No.M-20980 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Rehabilitation Center. An application was also filed for exemption of personal appearance of the petitioner but before the said application could be moved, the order dated 9.7.2010 had already been passed. Notice of motion for 27.8.2010. In the meantime, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the trial Court and the trial Court shall release the petitioner on interim bail subject to its satisfaction.” Learned State counsel, on instructions from HC Baljeet Singh, has submitted that in terms of the above order, the petitioner has surrendered before the trial Court and has furnished interim bail. Accordingly, the interim bail furnished by the petitioner before the trial Court, in terms of order reproduced above, is made absolute. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (SABINA) JUDGE August 27, 2010 anita