IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-34130 of 2011 Date of Decision:07.12.2011 Gurnam Singh . . .Petitioner Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.Ritesh Pandey, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G. Punjab. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) This is a petition for pre-arrest bail in a case registered vide FIR No.113 dated 16.7.2010 under Sections 457 & 380 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) at Police Station Model Town, Hoshiarpur, Distt. Hoshiarpur. The petitioner did not appear before the Court below on the date fixed, therefore, non-bailable warrants have been issued against him. He had applied for anticipatory bail before the Court below which has been dismissed vide order dated 07.06.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he could not appear as his Advocate did not inform him about the date of hearing. In this regard, he has placed on record affidavit of the said Advocate as well. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, present petition is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner shall surrender before the Court below and his bail application, if any filed, shall be decided in accordance with law on the same day, without prejudice to the earlier order. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) DECEMBER 07, 2011 JUDGE Vivek