IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-2293 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: January 25, 2011 Papinderpal Singh alias Goldy …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Saurabh Arora, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case (FIR No.90/15.3.2008 under section 21/61/85 NDPS Act, police station Tripari, District Patiala) in which the petitioner is an accused. Learned counsel submits that petitioner could not appear before the trial court on one date i.e. 7.1.2011 due to which his bail bonds were cancelled and surety bonds forfeited. Non-bailable were also issued. He further submits that petitioner shall furnish an undertaking that he shall not absent from the court proceedings on any date in future and shall also pay reasonable costs. In view of above, it is directed that in case the petitioner appears before the trial court within a week from today, he shall be admitted to bail. This, however, will be subject to his furnishing the undertaking aforesaid Crl.Misc.No.M-2293 of 2011 - 2 - and any other condition(s) which the trial court may deem fit to impose. Petitioner shall also be liable to pay costs to the tune of Rs.3,000/- to be remitted to the State Legal Services Authority, Punjab. Disposed of. January 25, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 2