Crl. Misc. No.M-23246 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-23246 of 2010 Date of Decision: August 17, 2010 Karandeep Sharma …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.J.S. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner . -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) It has been contended that the petitioner had been granted the concession of pre-arrest bail by the High Court vide order dated March 27, 2009 under Section 61 of the Excise Act. Subsequently, offences under Sections 411, 467, 471, 474 IPC were added at the time of presentation of challan on July 2, 2010. The petitioner was declared a proclaimed offender on May 3, 2010. He did not disclose that he had been declared a proclaimed offender on May 3, 2010 and sought the concession of pre-arrest bail in the added offences also while moving an application before the Additional Crl. Misc. No.M-23246 of 2010 [2] Sessions Judge, Ludhiana. The said application was dismissed on July 26, 2010. It is a settled principle of law that a person who is granted the concession of pre-arrest bail is required to furnish bail bonds at the time of presentation of challan to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. In normal circumstances, the petitioner would have been entitled to the concession of pre-arrest bail on addition of offences under Section 411, 467, 471, 474 IPC but he having been declared a proclaimed offender, he cannot be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail in the added offences. Counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner had not been issued any notice. It is not for this Court at this stage to examine the validity of the order declaring the petitioner a proclaimed offender. Without entering into the controversy, this petition is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner will surrender before the Illaqa Magistrate/ Trial Court within a period of 10 days. He would move an application for his release on bail in FIR No.28 dated April 19, 2008, Police Station Division No.2, Ludhiana, under Section 61 of the Excise Act and the other added offences i.e. under Sections 411, 467, 471, 474 IPC. His application would be allowed by issuing notice to the State by the said Court within a period of two days. It will be open to the prosecution agency to present supplementary challan against the petitioner. August 17, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE Crl. Misc. No.M-23246 of 2010 [3]