Crl. Misc. No. M-4903 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-4903 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 16.2.2011 Jagir Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Hemant Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case in which the petitioner is facing trial before the court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Baba Bakala for commission of offence under Sections 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been regularly appearing before the trial court but he absented on 8th November, 2010 as on that date he was not able to reach the court in time. Resultantly, the bail bonds were cancelled and surety bonds forfeited to the State. He submits that petitioner is ready to furnish an undertaking before the trial court that he shall not absent from the proceedings on any date in future. In view of above, it is directed that in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial court within a week from today, he shall be Crl. Misc. No. M-4903 of 2011 2 admitted to bail. This, however, will be subject to undertaking aforesaid and cost of proceedings amounting to Rs.3000/- payable to the State Legal Services Authority, Punjab. Disposed of. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 16.2.2011 'rajpal'