IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-24927 of 2008 Date of decision : 1.10.2008 Surender .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. Rajbir Sehrawat, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. S. D. ANAND, J. The prosecution allegation is that the petitioner (and his non- applicant associates including a girl) belaboured the Station House Officer. Non-applicant Reena also slapped the SHO and tore off his uniform. The protestation of the learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to falsity of the allegations notwithstanding, I do not find find the present to be a fit case for the grant of anticipatory bail. The plea shall stand declined accordingly. However, it is ordered that (regular) bail plea of the petitioner shall be disposed of by the learned Trial Judge within 48 hours of the filing thereof. The quantification of duration has been ordered in the context of a verbal information given by learned counsel for the petitioner that if the petitioner is detained for more than 48 hours, he would be suspended from employment. October 01, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE