Crl. Misc.No.M-21247 of 2010 # 1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M-21247 of 2010 Date of Decision:-08.10.2010 Puran Singh. ......Petitioner. Versus Oriental Bank of Commerce & Anr. ......Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- Mr. Lalit Garg, Advocate for Mr. Surinder Garg, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. *** JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer is under Section 438 Cr.PC for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in the appeal before the learned Additional Sessions Judge filed against his conviction under Section 138/142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. As per report of registry service of respondent no.1 is complete but none has caused appearance on its behalf. It is submitted that the petitioner throughout had been appearing before the learned appellate Court, however, on account of Crl. Misc.No.M-21247 of 2010 # 2# illness of his wife he could not present himself on 5.6.2010 and an intimation had been sent to his counsel to move application for exemption. Despite that even the counsel did not appear resulting into cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner and issuance of the non bailable warrants. Learned counsel for the petitioner points out that in pursuance to the directions passed by this court vide order dated 27.7.2010 the petitioner had surrendered before the learned Appellate Court and on furnishing of his fresh bail bonds he has been released on interim bail. In view of the fact that he has joined the proceedings before the learned Appellate Court, the interim bail is hereby confirmed. Petition stands disposed of. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 08th October,2010 Vinay