Crl. Misc No. M 19077 OF 2011 ****** Ramesh Kumar vs The State of Punjab and another Present : Mr. Tribhawan Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Gill, AAG Punjab. ******* The petitioner seeks grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.114, dated 29.4.2011, registered under Section 408 of the IPC, at Police Station Rajpura City, District Patiala. On 5.7.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel states that there is a delay of almost 10 months in lodging the present FIR.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from ASI Karnail Singh, has stated that actually the complainant had filed a complaint on 17.7.2010. However, in the FIR it has been recorded as follows :- “............We had filed a complaint in city thana, Neelpur of Rajpura against him on dated 17th July 2010. Unfortunately we did not get any response on our complaint till date so far. Now we request you to please arrange enquiry into the matter and take the necessary action required.” A reading of the above contents does reveal that after lodging the complaint, the complainant remained silent for 10 months. In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Consequently, in the event of his arrest, the petitioner shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Investigating Officer to his satisfaction subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) July 22, 2011. JUDGE `kk'