Crl. Misc. No. M-29094 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-29094 of 2011 Date of Decision: 14.10.2011 Baba Tek Singh ... Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI Present: Mr. M.L. Saggar, Senior Advocate, with Mr. G.S. Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Gurvinder Singh, Advocate, for the complainant. * * * * M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner approached this Court under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking concession of pre-arrest bail alleging that political high ups are vindictive against the petitioner. He claimed that he being a Mahant of Gurudwara Sahab in Dhanaula and being president of Baba Gandha Singh Educational Trust apprehended false involvement in a criminal case. Vide order dated 23.09.2011, an interim protection was provided to the petitioner to the effect that in case the petitioner is required to be arrested in any criminal case registered against him, five days' notice will be issued to him in writing by the Police. It has now Crl. Misc. No. M-29094 of 2011 -2- been brought to the notice of the Court that an FIR No. 308 dated 24.09.2011 has been registered against the petitioner and others under Sections 406, 408, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. A copy of the FIR has been placed on record. Counsel for the petitioner has informed that a separate petition seeking pre-arrest bail in the above said specific FIR has been filed and is pending before a coordinate Bench of this Court for today. Since the petitioner has availed the remedy under Section 438 Cr.P.C. in a specific case registered against the petitioner and others, this petition seems to have outlived its utility and can be disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedy under Section 438 Cr.P.C. in the above said FIR or in any other criminal case registered against the petitioner. This petition is disposed of as infructuous. In the interest of justice a direction is issued that in case the petitioner is required to be arrested in any other case pertaining to the management of Baba Gandha Singh Educational Trust Registered Dhanaula or the affairs of Gurudwara Nauvin Patshahi, Dhanaula, petitioner will be given a notice of five days by the prosecution agency. It is made clear that this order will remain operative only in the circumstances mentioned above and will remain operative for a period of next six months. Disposed of. 14.10.2011 (M.M.S. BEDI) Amodh JUDGE