IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-33612 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 11.11.2011 Paramjit Singh . . .Petitioner Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.A.S. Manaise, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J (ORAL) This is a petition for pre-arrest bail in a case registered vide FIR No.31 dated 10.10.2007 under Sections 467, 468, 471 & 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Section 3(1)(d) & 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since he could not appear on the date fixed, therefore, non-bailable warrants have been issued against him. When he had applied for anticipatory bail that has been dismissed by the learned Court below vide its order dated 23.9.2011 on the ground that instead of surrendering before the Court, he has filed anticipatory bail which is not maintainable. He further submits that the petitioner would surrender before the learned trial Court and apply for regular bail but that may be ordered to be decided on the same day. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned trial Court that in case the petitioner surrenders before it on or before 21.11.2011 and applies for regular bail, the said bail application shall be decided on the same day, in accordance with law. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) NOVEMBER 11, 2011 JUDGE Vivek