IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. M. No.15787-M of 2010 Date of Decision:4.8.2010 Akbar Ali .... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .... Respondent CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: None for the petitioner. Ms. Preeti Chaudhary, A.A.G. Haryana. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J.(Oral) The present petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.57 dated 21.5.2009 registered under Section 136 of the Electricity Act and Section 379 IPC at Police Station Sadar Jagadhri, District Yamuna Nagar. The petitioner was granted interim bail vide order dated 26.5.2010 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall join the investigation as and when required. On 30.6.2010, it was brought to the notice that the petitioner has not joined the investigation. Accordingly, one last opportunity was granted to the petitioner to join the investigation and the following order was passed: “ Learned State counsel, on instructions from HC Gurmit Singh, states that the petitioner has not joined the investigation. One last opportunity is granted to the petitioner to join the investigation with a clear understanding that in case, he does not join the investigation, his bail application shall be dismissed.” Crl. M. No.15787-M of 2010 -2- Today, the matter has been called out twice. Neither the petitioner nor the learned counsel for the petitioner is present . Learned State counsel on instructions from HC Satnam Singh states that the petitioner has still joined the investigation. Accordingly, concession of anticipatory bail cannot be extended. Dismissed. 4.8.2010 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE