IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.51393-M of 2007(O&M) Date of Order: 14.03.2008 Gagandeep Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab. ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. R.S.Ghuman, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. A.S.Brar, DAG, Punjab. Mrs. J.J.Kaur, Advocate, for the complainant. RAJESH BINDAL J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners in F.I.R.No.296, dated 16.10.2007 under Sections 323/324/34 IPC and later on Section 326 IPC also added, registered at Police Station Phillaur, District Jalandhar. The present petition was admittedly filed before this Court during the pendency of the petition filed by the petitioners before the Court below, in which even notice had been issued, but no interim relief was granted. Learned counsel for the State points out that after the filing of the present petition before this Court, petitioners have already withdrawn their petition before the Court below and accordingly the present petition at this stage should not be entertained for the reason that the petitioners had to first avail the remedy before the trial Court and not directly approach this Court for the relief prayed for. I find merit in the contention raised by learned counsel for the respondent-State. Even if the petitioner had approached this Court for grant of interim relief on account of the same having been denied by the Criminal Misc. No.51393-M of 2007(O&M) -2- Court below while issuing notice in the application for pre-arrest bail, the petitioners were required to pursue their petition filed before the Court below. This Court would not like to entertain a petition for pre-arrest bail directly before this Court. The petitioners in their wisdom have withdrawn their petition filed before the Court below. Be that as it may, without opinion of the merits of the controversy, this Court would not like to entertain the petition for pre-arrest bail directly to this Court. The petition is dismissed. March 14, 2008 (RAJESH BINDAL) nt JUDGE