IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-30191/2010(O&M) Date of decision: 12.10.2010. Nirmal Singh ....................Petitioner v. State of Punjab and another .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.Ashish Aggarwal,,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Petitioner who is accused and facing summary trial in a complaint case no.3468 dated 8.10.2009 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, titled Bakshish Singh v. Nirmal Singh has approached this Court under Section 438 Cr.PC for grant of pre-arrest bail in view of his bail bonds having been cancelled for his sole absence on 17.5.2010, i.e. the date fixed in the trial Court. Learned counsel submits that in fact the petitioner was present on the said date but due to inadvertent mistake on the part of the court staff next date of hearing was given without recording his presence. After hearing the learned counsel, I deem it just and expedient and in the interest of justice to dispose of this petition with a direction that in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court within ten days from today, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing fresh bail bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court. This shall, however, be subject to payment of Rs.1000/- as costs to be deposited with the State Legal Services Authority, Amritsar. Disposed of. 12.10.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge