IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-19502 of 2009 Date of decision: 13th August, 2009 Baljit Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Ms. G.K. Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 8 dated 09.01.2009 registered at Police Station Civil Line, Batala District Gurdaspur under Sections 420, 466, 468, 471 IPC. The petitioner had earlier instituted Criminal Misc. No. M- 11104 of 2009. The same was dismissed on 1st May, 2009. Thereafter, the petitioner filed Special Leave to Appeal against the order passed by this Court. The same was also dismissed. Once the view taken by this Court that petitioner is not entitled for grant of pre-arrest bail, has been upheld by the Hon’ble Apex Court, second petition for grant of pre-arrest bail cannot be entertained by this Court. Counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to para 13 of the petition, wherein following averment has been made: “13. That the petitioner requests this Hon’ble Court for grant of anticipatory bail as the amount involved in this case is Criminal Misc. No. M-19502 of 2009 only Rs.1,44,632/- and there was a dispute with regard to agreement to sell. The petitioner is ready to deposit this amount in the Court and also agrees that if he is convicted then he will not claim this amount back during trial. As such to show his bona fide, he is ready to deposit this amount with the ld. Trial Court and prays that he may be allowed bail.” Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is ready and willing to return the embezzled amount. The petitioner may approach the trial Court by filing an application for grant of regular bail and also pray for sending the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre or to the Permanent Lok Adalat, so that the dispute is resolved through alternative dispute redressal mechanism. In case, such a course is adopted, the courts below may deal with the same, in accordance with the provisions of law. With these observations, present petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE August 13, 2009 rps 2