CRM No. M-29817 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-29817 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 24.10.2009 Balbir Singh ...Petitioner Versus Gurmail Singh & another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Malkeet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition for pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 506, 323 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner states that in view of the bar contained in Section 18 of the Act, he may be allowed to withdraw this petition with liberty to appear before the court below and seek regular bail. He, however, prays that some protection be granted to the petitioner in order to enable him to apply for regular bail. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as aforesaid. CRM No. M-29817 of 2009 2 It is directed that in case the petitioner appears before the competent court within a week of receipt of certified copy of this order and applies for bail, his plea for bail shall be decided within a week thereafter. Arrest of the petitioner shall, however, remain stayed till the decision of his bail application. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE October 24, 2009 'rajpal'