IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 11846 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : May 01, 2009 Sham Lal ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. SS Behl, Advocate for the petitioner Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.158 dated 6.8.2002 under sections 279, 337, 338 IPC registered at Police Station Kharar, District Ropar. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is facing a case for committing an offence punishable under sections 279, 337, 338 IPC before the trial Magistrate. It was on 19.1.2009 that he could not appear before the trial court on account of his illness and in that behalf he has made a reference to the medical certificate Annexure P/2. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Vishal Munjal, DAG, Punjab accepts notice. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and going through the material placed on the file, this petition is accepted and consequently a Criminal Misc. No. 11846 of 2009 (O&M) -2- direction is issued that in the event of his appearance, the petitioner shall be released on bail to its satisfaction within a week from today. ( Pritam Pal ) May 01, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'