IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-6048 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: February 25, 2011 Amarjit Singh and another …..Petitioners versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.N.S. Khandola, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioners under sections 3,4,5 and 6 of the Immoral Traffic(Prevention) Act, 1956 vide FIR No.191 dated 8.5.2006 at police station Dera Bassi, District S.A.S. Nagar. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that absence before the trial court on one date i.e. 26.3.2010 resulted in cancellation of petitioners’ bail bonds and issuance of their non-bailable warrants. He submits that petitioners are ready to surrender before the trial court and they be granted concession of pre-arrest bail. It appears that FIR was registered against the petitioners at police station Dera Bassi on 18.5.2006 on the allegation that petitioners were indulging in immoral traffic by inviting girls from outside to the house of Crl.Misc.No.M-6048 of 2011 - 2 - Nirmal Singh situated at Hem Vihar, Baltana. On the date of lodging of FIR, one girl Ranjana had been brought to the house for immoral activity. Pursuant to information, raid was conducted and certain persons were nabbed. During the trial, petitioners remained absent on number of dates. Petitioner No.2 remained absent on 4.10.2006, 8.11.2006, 6.12.2006, 16.5.2007, 13.7.2007, 11.3.2008, 21.7.2009, 13.11.2009 and 26.3.2010. On 26.3.2010, two witnesses of the prosecution were present, but they could not be examined as both the petitioners were absent. In view of the fact that petitioners have not been co-operating with the trial court and are adopting delaying tactics, I am of the considered view that they are not entitled to pre-arrest bail. The petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. February 25, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 2