IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-5909 of 2011 Date of decision : 28.02.2011 Amar Bahadur ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 168 dated 20.10.2008 under Sections 418, 419, 420, 380 IPC at Police Station City, Nawanshahr, District SBS Nagar. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be allowed to withdraw the present petition with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the trial court and seek regular bail. He, however, submits that some protection may be granted to the petitioner to enable him to appear before the trial court. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. Under the circumstances, it is directed that in case petitioner surrenders before the trial court within seven days from today and applies for regular bail, his plea shall be decided within three days thereafter. Arrest of the petitioner shall remain stayed till the decision of the bail application. February 28, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE