In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 37067 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: December 08, 2011 Parminder Singh @ Bhinda ---Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH *** Present: Mr. Nand Lal Sammi, Advocate for the petitioner *** Gurdev Singh, J. This petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by Parminder Singh @ Bhinda son of Nasib Singh, petitioner-accused, for the grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No. 289 dated 5.12.20065 registered under Sections 379 and 411 IPC in Police Station, City Rajpura, District Patiala. The facts of the case are peculiar. While he was standing trial for the aforesaid offences before the trial court, he absented and was ultimately declared as a Proclaimed Offender. However, he again appeared before the trial court and was released on bail. He again absented on 29.9.2010 and thereafter proceedings were initiated against him for declaring him as a Proclaimed Offender. He has come up with the plea that the police falsely implicated him in FIR No. 526 dated 11.10.2009 and FIR No. 374 dated 11.10.2009 and arrested him in those cases but his arrest was Crl. Misc. No. M- 37067 of 2011(O&M) -2- not shown in the record. As per the contention of the learned counsel appearing on his behalf, he was released from custody in the month of November, 2009. He has not been able to explain why the petitioner did not appear before the trial court for all this period. Keeping in view these facts, I do not find any ground to grant the benefit of anticipatory bail to the petitioner . The petition is dismissed accordingly. (GURDEV SINGH) JUDGE December 08, 2011 PARAMJIT