CRM-M-24255 of 2011 (O&M) - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-24255 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision:11.08.2011 Jai Parkash . . .Petitioner Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.N.P.S. Mann, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. This is a petition for pre-arrest bail in a case registered vide FIR No.51 dated 19.5.2011 under Sections 61, 1, 14 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 at Police Station Division No.2, Ludhiana. The petitioner had applied for bail before the Court below which has been rejected with the following orders: CRM-M-24255 of 2011 (O&M) - 2 - “Record produced, but however Ld. Addl. P.P. for the State submits that the accused inspite of availing sufficient number of opportunities has not joined the investigation as per the directions given by this Hon’ble Court. Ld. Counsel for the accused could not furnish any plausible explanation for non-joining the investigation by the accused. Therefore, the present application is ordered to be dismissed due to non compliance of directions of the Court. File be consigned to the record room.” At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has been asked about the reason for not joining the investigation by the petitioner but no answer has been given. In view thereof, I do not find any justification to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Hence, the present petition is hereby dismissed. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) AUGUST 11, 2011 JUDGE Vivek