Crl. Misc. No.M-37931 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-37931 of 2010 Date of Decision: 23.12.2010 Manmohan Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. K.D.S. Sodhi, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case complaint Case No.10 dated 19.01.2006 under Sections 452, 506/34 IPC registered at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi. It is contended that the complaint was filed in the year 2006. The petitioner was not aware of the pending complaint. Thereafter, he left the Country on 20.11.2008. Subsequently, the summons were issued against him in the year 2009 i.e behind his back while he was still outside the Country. It has further been argued that the petitioner has only come to know about this when he was declared proclaimed offender by the Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Phagwara on 19.08.2010. It is further stated that no delay has been caused. The next date fixed before the trial Court for evidence is 17.01.2011. The petitioner is now ready to face trial. Crl. Misc. No.M-37931 of 2010 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner states that only lalkara is attributed to the present petitioner. No concession for grant of bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C is made out. However, in view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with the direction that in case, the petitioner surrenders on or before the next date of hearing and moves an application for regular bail, the same shall be decided on the same date itself by the trial Court. Disposed off accordingly. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 23.12.2010 JUDGE gurpreet