IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 10983 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: April 27, 2010 Joginder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present: Mr. MS Lobana, Advocate with Mr. Paramjit Batta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. AS Jattana, Additional Advocate General, Punjab with Mr. AS Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab. GURDEV SINGH, J. Heard. Without first approaching the Sessions Judge with similar petition, the petitioner has filed the present petition for the grant of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon Ranjit Singh Virk versus State of Punjab 1997 (2) AIJ 684, to contend that it is not a condition precedent to first approach before the Sessions Judge for anticipatory bail. There is no dispute about the proposition of law that under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, this Court has the concurrent jurisdiction to entertain such a petition. However, at the first instance, the petitioner is to approach the Sessions Judge with the application for grant of anticipatory bail. This petition is disposed of with the said observation. April 27, 2010 (GURDEV SINGH ) prem JUDGE