IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-37590/2010(O&M) Date of decision:22.12.2010. Kaur Singh ....................Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.RK Girdhar,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Petitioner who is facing trial for an offence under Section 135 of the Electricity Act,2003 in case FIR No.11 dated 8.7.2009 registered at Anti Power Theft Police Station, PSEB Bathinda as approached this Court under Section 438 Cr.PC for grant of anticipatory bail since on account of his absence on 26.11.2010, non- bailable warrants have been issued for 12.1.2011. Learned counsel submits that non-appearance of the petitioner on 26.11.2010 was on account of preparation of marriage of his daughter and son on 9.12.2010 and 11.12.2010 respectively. It is further submitted that before the case was committed to the Court of Sessions vide order dated 31.7.2010, the learned Magistrate had already exempted the personal appearance of the petitioner vide order dated 2.3.2010 till further ordes. It is thus, contended that petitioner was under the impression that no further application for exemption was required to be filed for 26.11.2010. It is further contended that the non-appearance of the petitioner on the said date was unintentional and bona fide. Notice of motion. At the asking of the court, Mrs. RK Nihalsinghwala, Addl.A.G. Punjab accepts notice. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I find that the absence of the petitioner on 26.11.2010 appears to be bona fide and unintentional. Hence his plea for grant of pre-arrest bail in order to join the process of the Court is liable to be accepted. Ordered accordingly. It is directed that in case the petitioner appears before the learned trial Court on or before the date fixed he shall be released on bail on his furnishing fresh bail bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial court. Disposed of. 22.12.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge