IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-594 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: January 19, 2011 Mahesh Joshi …..Petitioner versus State of Haryana and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Abhisek Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a complaint case where the petitioner is facing trial for offence under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition was earlier inadvertently listed as a quashing petition and has now been treated as a bail application and listed as per roster. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner could not appear before the trial court on one date i.e. 22.11.2010 as he was indisposed. Resultantly, his bail bonds were cancelled. Learned counsel submits that petitioner shall submit an undertaking before the trial court that he shall not absent from the court proceedings on any date in future. In view of the above, it is directed that in case the petitioner appears before the trial court within 10 Crl.Misc.No.M-594 of 2011 - 2 - days from today and furnishes his bail bonds, he shall be admitted to bail. This, however, will be subject to the undertaking aforesaid and any other condition(s) which the court below may deem fit to impose. Disposed of. A copy of the order be handed over to learned counsel for the petitioner under the signatures of the Special Secretary attached to this court. January 19, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 2