IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-36472 of 2009 Date of decision : 24.12.2009 Rajwinder Kaur …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …. Respondent Present : Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. *** S.S. SARON, J. The petitioner is facing prosecution for the offences under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral Traffic Act. During the trial of the said case, the petitioner was granted the concession of bail. However, she absented herself without intimation on 27.11.2008. Accordingly, she was declared a Proclaimed Offender on 1.12.2009. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar has observed that the petitioner had stalled the trial for one year and had not surrendered before the Court. The circumstances, therefore, show the petitioner has indeed stalled the trial for one year and has not given any explanation as to why she absented herself on 27.11.2008. In the circumstances, no ground for grant of pre-arrest bail is made out. Accordingly, the Crl. Misc. petition is dismissed. However, keeping in view the fact that the offences are bailable, the Crl. Misc. No. M-36472 of 2009 [2] petitioner in case she surrenders before the trial Court within 15 days, her application for regular bail shall be considered by the learned trial Court on the same day. (S.S. SARON) December 24, 2009 JUDGE amit