IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-23385 of 2010 Date of decision : 23.08.2010 Kapil ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Naveen Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the bar contained in Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and the Schedules Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, he may be allowed to withdraw the present petition with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the trial court and seek regular bail. He, however, submits that some protection may be granted to the petitioner to enable him to appear before the trial court. This prayer is not opposed by learned State counsel. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. Under the circumstances, it is directed that in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial court within a week of receipt of certified copy of this order and apply for regular bail, the same shall be decided within a week thereafter. Arrest of the petitioner shall remain stayed till the decision of the bail application. August 23, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE