Crl. Misc. No. M-37008 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-37008 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 07.01.2010 Harpal Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present: - Mr. A.P.S. Shergill, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.S. Virk, Addl. A.G., Punjab. VINOD K. SHARMA, J.(ORAL) CRM No. 66483 of 2009 CM allowed. The applicant-petitioner is exempted from filing the certified copies of Annexure P-1 to P-3. Crl. Misc. No. M-37008 of 2009 This petition under Section 438 read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been moved for extending the period of the anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated 4.2.2008. This Court while granting the anticipatory bail had extended the benefit of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, till the expiry of two months of filing of challan with liberty to the petitioner to move the learned trial Court for grant of regular bail within the said stipulated period. The petitioner under mistaken advise chose not to move the learned trial Court, and instead filed an application for grant of anticipatory bail before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar. Crl. Misc. No. M-37008 of 2009 (O&M) -2- The said application stands dismissed, and rightly so as the petitioner has no right to seek the anticipatory bail second time, once it was granted by this Court. The remedy with the petitioner was to have approached the learned trial Court for grant of regular bail as directed by this Court vide order dated 4.2.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the time for moving the learned trial Court for grant of regular bail be extended by another one month. Notice of motion. Mr. N.S. Virk, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the State of Punjab. On consideration and for the reasons stated in the petition, the petition is allowed. The time for moving an application for grant of regular bail, is extended by one month from today. Criminal petition disposed of. (Vinod K. Sharma) Judge January 07, 2010 R.S.