CRL. MISC. NO. 11-M OF 2008 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRL. MISC. NO. 11-M OF 2008 DECIDED ON : 01.01.2008 Veena Rani ...Petitioner versus Harpreet Singh ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present : Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. RAJESH BINDAL, J. (ORAL) The prayer made in the present petition is for anticipatory bail in a complaint filed by respondent against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that respondent filed a complaint against the petitioner alleging that she owed a sum of Rs. one lac from the respondent and in order to discharge her liability, issued cheque bearing No. 705459 dated 2.5.2005, which was presented for encashment but received back dishonoured with remarks “Insufficient Funds”. Now a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is pending before the Trial Court. He further submits that petitioner was never served in the said case even the bailable warrants were also not served upon the petitioner and she came to know about the proceedings CRL. MISC. NO. 11-M OF 2008 -2- *** when non bailable warrants of arrest was served upon her. Had the petitioner been aware of the pendency of the above said case, she would have appeared before the learned trial Court. She intends to surrender before the Court so that the trial may proceed. Taking into consideration that the petitioner has herself volunteer to surrender before the Court, let an opportunity be granted to her. Arrest of the petitioner shall remain stayed up to 07.01.2008 with the direction to the petitioner to appear before the Trial Court on or before the date fixed for appropriate proceedings thereafter. The petition is disposed of accordingly. January 1, 2008 (RAJESH BINDAL) Pka JUDGE