Crl. Misc. No.M-22828 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-22828 of 2011 Date of Decision: July 29, 2011 Surinder Pal Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Jaideep Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner has sought a blanket bail and in the alternative a direction to the police to give a 7 days’ prior notice to him before his arrest in any case registered against him. Petitioner claims that his wife Harminderjit Kaur has taken a shop on rent from Gurjit Singh and Simran Singh where she had been running the business of food. Few cheques signed by the petitioner were kept by the landlords as security. In order to get the shop vacated, four criminal complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act Crl. Misc. No.M-22828 of 2011 [2] have been filed against the petitioner. The landlords being influential persons have tried to get the shop vacated through the police. Petitioner claims that the police has desired that in case the petitioner’s wife does not vacate the shop by July 25, 2011, he will be involved in criminal cases. The petitioner has placed on record few documents indicating that he is a chronic patient of heart. I have considered all the facts and circumstances of this case. The relief sought for by the petitioner can be claimed by him by filing a similar petition in the Court of Sessions Judge, Ludhiana. Counsel for the petitioner submits that on account of ailment of the petitioner he is temporarily stationed at Chandigarh. There is a reasonable apprehension of arrest in a non-bailable offence. Notice of motion to Advocate General, Punjab. On the asking of the Court, Mr.Arshvinder Singh, Addl.A.G., Punjab, accepts notice. Copy given. In the interest of justice and propriety, this petition is disposed of as premature before this Court with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Sessions Court, Ludhiana, within a period of 10 days. In order to safeguard the rights of the petitioner, it is ordered that in case the petitioner is to be arrested at the instance of Gurjit Singh or Simran Singh, the arrest will remain stayed till August 6, 2011 in order to enable the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy available to him. July 29, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE Crl. Misc. No.M-22828 of 2011 [3]