IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-26762 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision:14.09.2011 Pritpal Singh and another . . . Petitioners Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.Sanjay Nagpal, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J (ORAL) The petitioners have prayed for pre-arrest bail in a case registered vide FIR No.14 dated 1.6.2009 under Sections 7 & 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘the Act’) at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana. The petitioners were on bail, however, they did not appear on 2.8.2011 allegedly because of miscommunication of date which was allegedly wrongly noted by their Advocate as 28.8.2011. Their bail was cancelled and their bail bonds were forfeited to the State and now they have been summoned through non-bailable warrants for 16.9.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners would surrender before the Court below on the date fixed i.e. 16.9.2011 and in case of their appearance, the bail application filed by them may be ordered to be decided on the same day. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners may surrender before the Court below on 16.9.2011. On their appearance, their bail application, if any filed, shall be decided on the same day, in accordance with law. Petition is disposed of. Copy dasti. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 JUDGE Vivek