IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 71000-M of 2006 DATE OF DECISION : 16.01.2007 Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab ..... RESPONDENT CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Sandeep Majithia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.S. Gill, AAG, Punjab. * * * Petitioner Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja, apprehending his arrest in a non-bailable offence in case FIR No. 152 dated 29.8.2001 registered under Sections 307/324/323/148/149 IPC at Police Station Bhikhiwind, Tarn Taran, Amritsar (now District Tarn Taran), has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of anticipatory bail. I have heard counsel for the parties. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was on regular bail in the aforesaid case and was regularly appearing before the trial court. Subsequently, on 5.9.2006, the petitioner could not appear before the trial court as he was apprehending his arrest in another complaint lodged by the father of Sukhjeet Kaur, with whom he had performed love marriage against the wishes of her parents. Counsel further contends that in the said case, petitioner along with his wife approached this Court for providing protection by filing Crl. Misc. No. 66919-M of 2006. The said petition was disposed of by this Court vide order dated 31.10.2006. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that in terms of the interim order dated November Crl. Misc. No. 71000-M of 2006 -2- 16, 2006, passed by this court, the petitioner has appeared before the trial court and furnished his fresh bail bonds, which have been accepted and attested and since then, he has been regularly appearing before the trial court. The State Counsel, after having instructions from Vinod Kumar ASI, does not dispute all these facts. In view of the above, without commenting on the merits, the interim bail, granted vide order dated November 16, 2006, is made absolute. Disposed of accordingly. January 16, 2007 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE