IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-18667-2011 (O&M) Date of decision:05.07.2011. Vijay Pal @ Vijay Kumar ...Petitioner Versus Ranjit Singh ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr. Gourave Bhayyia, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. CRM-33055-2011 Application is allowed as prayed for. CRM-M-18667-2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was on bail in the offence alleged to have been committed by him under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. However, the petitioner could not appear on 25.03.2010 due to his illness. Therefore, his bail bonds and surety bonds were cancelled and bailable warrants were issued. Thereafter, non-bailable warrants were issued against him. Consequently, the petitioner filed anticipatory bail before the learned Sessions Judge, Ludhiana which has been dismissed with an observation that the petitioner shall surrender before the learned Trial Magistrate and explain the circumstances whereunder he could not put in appearance and if it is found by the Magistrate that his absence was unintentional, then he would be granted regular bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he would surrender before the learned Trial Court on the date already fixed, i.e. 07.07.2011, but till then his arrest may be stayed. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is allowed. The arrest of the petitioner is stayed till his appearance before the learned Trial Court on 07.07.2011, the date already fixed. The learned Trial Court would consider regular bail application of the petitioner and may release him on regular bail on his furnishing fresh bail bonds to its satisfaction in terms of the order of the Court below. A copy of the order be given to the learned counsel for the petitioner under signatures of the Courts Secretary attached to this Court. July 05, 2011 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) vinod* JUDGE