IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 14538 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: May 31, 2011. Gurlal Singh @Lali. ...... PETITIONER(s) Versus State of Punjab. ...... RESPONDENT (s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. Anant Kataria, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta., D.A.G., Punjab ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure in FIR No.275 dated 28.12.2009 under Sections 307/324/323/148/149/506 IPC and Sections 25/27 of Arms Act, 1959, registered at Police Station Patran District Patiala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record. A coordinate Bench of this Court while issuing notice of motion on 13.05.2011 passed the following order:- CRM No.M-14538 of 2011 “Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner has been summoned to face trial under Section 319 Cr.P.C. for offences punishable under Sections 307/324/323/148/149/506 IPC read with Sections 25/27/54/59 Arms Act. He has further stated that co-accused has already been enlarged on bail. Learned counsel further states that petitioner shall surrender/ appear before the trial Court in compliance of the summoning order on the date fixed i.e. 16.5.2011. Notice of motion for 31.5.2011. Meanwhile, it is provided that if petitioner surrenders/appears before the trial Court on the date fixed in compliance of the summoning order, he shall be enlarged on bail by the trial Court on furnishing personal bond and two surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court.” It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has already appeared before learned Judge, Special Court, Patiala on 16.05.2011 pursuant to said order and has been released on bail by learned trial Court as per order passed by this Court. Copy of the order dated 16.05.2011 has also been placed on record. Learned counsel for the State has not disputed these facts. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the anticipatory bail application filed on behalf of Gurlal Singh is accepted and order dated 13.05.2011 granting interim bail in favour of the petitioner is, hereby, made absolute subject to any conditions that may be imposed by learned trial Court. The present petition stands disposed of accordingly. 2 CRM No.M-14538 of 2011 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) May 31, 2011. JUDGE 'om' 3