Crl. Misc. No. M-31171 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-31171 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 17.11.2009 Baldev Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Tejinder Pal Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Crl. Misc. No. 58452 of 2009 This is an application for placing on record the summoning order dated 05.12.2007. Application is allowed as prayed for. Summoning order dated 05.12.2007 is taken on record as Annexure P-3. Crl. Misc. No. M-31171 of 2009 This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in a complaint case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act pending in the court of JMIC, Malout, District Muktsar. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 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, prays that some protection may be granted to the petitioner to enable him to appear before the trial court. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. Crl. Misc. No. M-31171 of 2009 2 Under the circumstances, it is directed that in case the petitioner appear 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. 17.11.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE