CRM-M No. 13823 of 2011 **** Harbhajan Singh vs. State of Punjab and another Present: Mr. S.S.Tiwana, Advocate for the petitioner. **** This is a petition for the grant of anticipatory bail filed in a private complaint bearing No. 156/24/3/2008, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act titled as Kuldeep Singh v. Harbhajan Singh pending in the Court of JMIC, Patiala. Learned counsel has argued that the petitioner could not appear because his counsel had left for Canada without informing him about the status of the case and that is why the lapse happened over a period of five months. In my opinion it would be in the interest of justice if the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned trial Court and move an application for regular bail stating all these facts. The learned trial Court is directed to decide the application for bail within two days in case the petitioner so surrenders. With the above said observations this petition is dismissed. ( AJAY TEWARI ) JUDGE May 06, 2011 sunita