Crl. Misc. No. M-8114 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-8114 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 16.3.2011 Satpal ...Petitioner Versus Sajan Hire Purchase Ltd. ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre- arrest bail in a criminal complaint bearing No.5496/2/2009 dated 9th December, 2009, under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner could not appear before the trial court during the proceedings as service was not effected on him. On 7th January, 2011, he was present in court but his presence could not be marked. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is ready to furnish an undertaking before the court that he will not absent from the court proceedings on any date in future and is ready to pay the cost of the proceedings. In view of above, it is directed that in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial court within ten days from today and furnishes bail bonds, he shall be admitted to bail. This, however, shall Crl. Misc. No. M-8114 of 2011 be subject to the undertaking aforesaid and cost of Rs.15,000/- to be remitted to the Punjab Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh. Disposed of. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 16.3.2011 'rajpal'