In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-5881 of 2008 ..... Date of decision:28.4.2009 Surinder Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 406 and 420 IPC at Police Station Kurali. He was granted interim bail on 5.3.2008. Thereafter, on 2.9.2008, learned counsel for the State has submitted that three other cases are registered against him i.e. (i) FIR No.153 dated 28.9.1999, under Sections 420 and 34 IPC at Police Station, Kharar; (ii) FIR No.676 dated 18.9.2003, under Sections 420 and 506 IPC at Police Station, Hisar and (iii) FIR No.147 dated 27.11.2007, under Sections 406 and 420 IPC registered at Police Station, Dera Bassi. In view of the said position, it was observed that in the order dated 2.9.2008 that the petitioner is not entitled for the grant of anticipatory bail. However, two weeks' time was sought by the learned counsel for the petitioner to verify the cases registered vide aforesaid FIRs. Thereafter, the Cr. Misc. No.M-5881 of 2008 [2] matter was taken up on 17.9.2008 and it was adjourned to 16.12.2008. On the said date, no one appeared for the petitioner and it was adjourned to 23.12.2008. Again on the said date, no one appeared for the petitioner. On written request it was adjourned to 6.2.2009. On 6.2.2009, it was stated that the arguing counsel for the petitioner is not available. The case was adjourned to 30.3.2009 and on that day it was stated that counsel for the petitioner was in personal difficulty. In the order dated 2.9.2008, it has already been observed that the petitioner is not entitled for the grant of anticipatory bail. In view of the above, the criminal miscellaneous petition is dismissed. April 28, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*