Crl. Misc. No.M-20062 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-20062 of 2011 Date of Decision: August 19, 2011 Parkash Mittal …..Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. Pawan Gaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Sushma Chopra, Addl.A.G., Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Section 174A IPC on account of his having failed to appear before the Magistrate in proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, despite having been served. It an admitted fact that the proceedings under Section 138 of the Act stand compounded after the registration of this FIR. Crl. Misc. No.M-20062 of 2011 [2] Petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner he will be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the conditions that he will join investigation as and when required by the police and he will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner. In case of non-compliance of abovesaid directions, it will be open to the prosecution agency to seek the cancellation of the bail. August 19, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE