Criminal Misc. No. M-29062 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-29062 of 2010 Date of decision : 29.10.2010 Vikram @ Juggi ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Sandhu, AAG, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner vide FIR No. 13 dated 17.02.2004 under Sections 341, 323, 506 & 34 IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that bail-bonds of the petitioner were cancelled as he could not appear before the trial court on 14.07.2010 due to illness. He submits that an application for exemption for personal appearance was also moved but the same was, however, rejected. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that it is the second time when the petitioner has jumped the bail. According to him, in case the petitioner is to be granted the concession of bail, the same should be subject to stringent conditions. Keeping in view the fact that petitioner is stated to have been suffering from acute gastroenteritis on the date of hearing, this court is Criminal Misc. No. M-29062 of 2010 2 inclined to accept his prayer. In case the petitioner appears before the trial court within a week of receipt of this order, he shall be admitted to bail. This, however, will be subject to the condition that petitioner shall furnish an undertaking before the trial court that he shall not absent himself from court proceedings on any date in future. The petitioner shall also be liable to pay costs of Rs. 5,000/- to be remitted to Legal Authority Service, Punjab. October 29, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE