IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-32008 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision:20.10.2011 Inderpal Singh . . .Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondents ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.N.L. Sammi, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) This is a petition for pre-arrest bail in a case lodged vide complaint No.220 dated 8.12.2009 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, at Police Station City, Tarn Taran. The petitioner is alleged to have jumped bail on 25.8.2011. The Court had issued non-bailable warrants for securing his presence on 29.10.2011. Afraid of being arrested, the petitioner filed an application for pre-arrest bail before the Court below in which the Court had passed the following directions: “It is directed that if the bail application is moved by the applicant accused before the Ld. Trial Court, same shall be decided on the same date. ” Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may not be arrested till he appears on 29.10.2011, therefore, he submits that he may be allowed to appear before the learned trial Court on or before 22.10.2011 and rest of the order be maintained. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of with a direction that if the petitioner chooses to appear before the learned trial Court on or before 22.10.2011 and moves an application for bail, the same shall be decided on the same day, in accordance with law. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) OCTOBER 20, 2011 JUDGE Vivek