IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-39072 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision:23.12.2011 Gurmail Singh . . .Petitioner Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.Anutej Singh Barnala, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) This is a petition for pre-arrest bail in a case registered vide FIR No.147 dated 30.10.2008 under Sections 279, 337 & 338 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) at Police Station Mehna, District Moga. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he was on bail but since he met with an accident and was unable to appear before the Court below, therefore, he moved an application for seeking exemption which was allowed and the case was adjourned for 8.8.2011 but his Advocate could not inform him about the next date of hearing as a result of which he could not appear and his bail was cancelled, bail bonds were forfeited to the State and non-bailable warrants have been issued. The petitioner had applied for anticipatory bail before the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Moga, which was dismissed on 09.12.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner would appear before the trial Court on or before 24.1.2012 and move an application for bail but the trial Court may be directed to decide it on the same day. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned trial Court/Duty Magistrate that in case of appearance of the petitioner on or before 24.1.2012 and moving an application for bail, the same shall be decided by it on the same, in accordance with law. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) DECEMBER 23, 2011 JUDGE Vivek