IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M 37825 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 24.12.2010 Gurvinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.JBS Gill, Advocate for the petitioner *** Ram Chand Gupta, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed by petitioner Gurinder Singh under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 147 dated 16.8.2003 registered under Section 395 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station City Hoshiarpur. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the whole record carefully including the impugned order passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur vide which the bail bonds and surety bond of the petitioner was cancelled and forfeited to the State and he was summoned through warrant of arrest. Perusal of the file shows that earlier petitioner-accused was declared Proclaimed Offender on 19.9.2005. He surrendered in November, 2007. He remained absconding for more than 2 years. However, later on, he was granted bail by this Court vide order dated 25.11.2008 passed in CRM No.M 20738 of 2008. He again absented on 27.7.2010 and on that day PW CRM No.M 37825 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Balbir Singh was also present. No cause has been shown as to why he absented from the Court on 27.7.2010. Instead of appearing before learned trial court, petitioner filed the present petition before this Court for anticipatory bail. It is not such a case in which extra-ordinary relief of anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner-accused. Hence, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, the instant petition for anticipatory bail filed by petitioner Gurvinder Singh is, hereby, dismissed being devoid of merit. December 24, 2010 (RAM CHAND GUPTA) gsv JUDGE