IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-21282 of 2010 Date of decision: 27.7.2010 Kuldeep Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent Present : Mr. L.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him on 8.6.2010 for the offence under Section 379/34 IPC. The FIR has been lodged by Inderjit Malhotra who is the owner of truck No.PB-06-A 2745 LP 1612 Model 1998. The petitioner is the driver of the truck. According to the complainant, petitioner has stolen the vehicle. The petitioner has already filed an application on 15.6.2010 before the Sessions Court at Amritsar for the grant of pre-arrest bail. The learned Additional Sessions Judge on 15.6.2010 issued notice to the State for 23.6.2010 and ordered production of the record. On 23.6.2010 the case was adjourned to 1.7.2010. On the said date it was adjourned to 6.7.2010. Thereafter, it was adjourned to 13.7.2010 and on 13.7.2010, it was adjourned to 23.7.2010 and now stands adjourned to 5.8.2010. The grievance of the petitioner is that no interim order has been passed by the learned Crl. Misc. No. M-21282 of 2010 [2] Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar and the petitioner apprehends his arrest. Keeping in view the fact that the matter regarding grant of pre-arrest bail is pending before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar, it would in the facts and circumstances be just and expedient that the matter is considered by the said Court which is seized of the case. Accordingly, the Crl. Misc. petition is disposed of and the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar before whom the case is pending shall consider the application for interim bail within three days after the certified copy of the order is produced by pre- poning the case pending before him. Copy of this order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE July 27, 2010 amit