Crl. Misc. No.M-29604 of 2010 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-29604 of 2010 (O&M). Decided on: October 12, 2010. Bachni Devi .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab .. Respondent * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Mohd. Yousaf, Advocate, for the petitioner. M.M.S. BEDI, J (ORAL). Petitioner appears to be casual in her approach in attending the Court in proceeding under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. She absented on 07.06.2010, after obtaining orders of pre-arrest bail from the High Court earlier. She, now, apprehends arrest on account of her bail bonds having been cancelled. The proclamation seems to have been issued against her for declaring her a proclaimed offender. It is claimed by the petitioner that her sister-in-law . . . 1 Crl. Misc. No.M-29604 of 2010 (O&M) being on bed and having died on 20.04.2010, she had to go abroad for the last rites. She claims that she has returned to India on 07.08.2010, to find out that non-bailable warrants had been issued against her. Without expression of any opinion on the reasons disclosed by the petitioner, in the interest of justice, this petition is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner will pay a cost of Rs.15,000/- for the unnecessary harassment caused to the complainant and on her doing so, she will be released on bail on her furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs.30,000/- with one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. A further direction is issued that in case the petitioner absents herself during the proceedings without any sufficient cause, it will be open to the trial Court to cancel her bail bonds. The costs of Rs.15,000/- will be paid to the complainant-respondent. Disposed of. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE October 12, 2010. rka . . . 2