IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 10570 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : April 21, 2009 Charanjit Singh alias Kala ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Rajiv Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 316 dated 21.10.2008 under sections 15 of NDPS Act registered at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was regularly appearing before the trial court in this case as he was on bail. However, on 19.2.2009, he could not appear because of his sudden illness. In this regard he made reference to medical certificate Annexure P/2. The trial court has now issued non-bailable warrants against the petitioner. In the given facts and circumstances, it appears that the absence of the petitioner was not intentional. Notice of motion. Criminal Misc. No. 10570 of 2009 (O&M) -2- On the asking of the Court, Mr. Abhishek Chautala, AAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of State of Punjab. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and going through the material placed on the file, this petition is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court within a week and there he will be admitted to fresh bail to its satisfaction. ( Pritam Pal ) April 21, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'