IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.59280-M of 2006 DATE OF DECISION:16.11.2006 Dr. Kuldeep Singh ..........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present:- Shri Rakesh Bhatia, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri N.S. Gill, AAG, Punjab. **** Petitioner Dr. Kuldeep Singh apprehending his arrest in a non- bailable offence in case FIR No. 109 dated 10.5.2002 under Sections 420/467/471/120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Lopoke, Tehsil Ajnala, District Amritsar, has filed this petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for anticipatory bail. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the contents of the FIR. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was on regular bail in the aforesaid case. Subsequently, on 8.8.2006, the petitioner could not attend the Court proceedings because he was ill and he sent is representative to the Court along with medical certificate for exemption from personal appearance, who reached the Court at about 11.30 a.m., but by that time the bail bonds of the petitioner were cancelled and he had been summoned through non-bailable warrants. Counsel for the petitioner further contends that in view of the order dated 26.9.2006, the petitioner has appeared before the trial Court Crl. Misc. No.59280-M of 2006 -2- and furnished his regular bail bonds, which have been accepted and attested and since then he is regularly appearing before the trial Court. Counsel for the respondent-State on instructions from Gurnam Singh, ASI does not dispute this fact. In view of the above, the interim bail, granted vide order dated 26.9.2006 is made absolute. Disposed of accordingly. November 16, 2006 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) pooja JUDGE