IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYNA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.Misc. M 27942 of 2010 Date of decision:22.9.2010 Gurmej Singh Petitioner vs. State of Punjab Respondent Present: Mr. BS Jaswal, Advocate. M.M.S.BEDI,J. The petitioner after having been summoned in a private complaint u/s 3 (x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes ( Prevention of Atrocities ) Act, 1989 ( for short ' the Act') not opted to appear before the court, resulting in the issuance of non bailable warrants. The next date of hearing is stated to 14.10.2010. Without expression of any opinion on merits whether offence u/s 3 (x) of the Act is made out or not, this petition is disposed of, at this stage, with a direction to the petitioner to appear before the trial court on or before 14.10.2010, the date fixed before the summoning court and move an application for regular bail. It will be open to the summoning court to grant the concession of bail on appearance of the petitioner taking into consideration the facts of the case as Section 18 of the Act does not debar grant of bail by the summoning court on appearance of the accused before it. It is made clear that in case the trial court opts not to grant the concession of regular bail to the petitioner on his appearance, the petitioner will not be arrested for a period of next 10 days in order to enable him to approach this court again to avail the legal remedy. September 22 ,2010 ( M.M.S.BEDI ) TSM JUDGE