IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-24743/2010(O&M) Date of decision: 26.8.2010. Buta Singh ....................Petitioner v. M/s Karan Traders and others. .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.AS Manaise,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Prayer under Section 438 Cr.PC is for grant of anticipatory bail in complaint case no.293 titled M/s Karan Traders and another vs. M/s BS Commission Shop and another under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881, pending in the Court of JMIC,Batala,Distt.Gurdaspur. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was granted bail by the learned trial Court vide order dated 30.5.2006 and thereafter he was regularly appearing before the trial Court, however, due to circumstances beyond his control, he could not appear before the trial Court on 10.8.2007, resulting into cancellation of his bail bonds and issuance of non-bailable warrants against him vide order dated 10.8.2007. It is further submitted that due to political vendetta a number of false cases have been registered against the petitioner and his son and due to arrest of the petitioner in those cases during different periods, petitioner has not been able to appear before the trial Court since 10.8.2007. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Keeping in view the fact that a number of cases are pending against the petitioner and he has absented himself since 10.8.2007 i.e. for a period of three years, no case for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. However, in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court and moves an application for regular bail, the learned trial Court is directed to decide the same, in accordance with law, expeditiously and preferably within a period of seven days. Disposed of accordingly. 26.8.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge