IN THE COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc. No.M-4572 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION:February 14,2011 Balwinder Singh .....Petitioner versus Manjit Kaur ...Respondent CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.K.S.Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJAN GUPTA, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking pre-arrest bail in a complaint case in which the petitioner has been summoned to face trial for the commission of offences under Sections 354,294,506,448,34 IPC and Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities), Act by the SDJM, Malout Learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that the petitioner was summoned by the trial Court on 27.10.2007 and he moved a petition for pre arrest bail in the year 2009 which was dismissed vide order dated 12.10.2009. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is ready to face trial and, therefore, should be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. Heard. It is evident that the petitioner was summoned to face trial way back in the year 2007. His plea for pre-arrest bail was dismissed on 12.10.2009. Admittedly, the petitioner never appeared before the trial court thereafter. The present petition has been moved almost 1-1/2 years after the pre-arrest bail was dismissed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Muktsar. I am of the considered view that the petitioner is not entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. Even otherwise, section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities), Act Crl.Misc. No.M-4572 of 2011 -2- would be attracted to the instant case. The petition is, thus, without any merit. Dismissed. February 14, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) kd JUDGE