IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-10920 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 1st May, 2009 Surinder Pal Arora … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. K.P.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case Complaint instituted under Section 18(c) read with section 27(b) and Section 18A read with section 28 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, wherein bail bonds were cancelled. On April 23, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: “Counsel contends that petitioner was granted regular bail and was continuously appearing before the trial Court. However, he had wrongly noticed 14th January, 2009 as 14th March, 2009, therefore, his absence on 14th January, 2009 has been construed by the trial Court as willful absence and his bail bonds have been cancelled and non-bailable warrants have been issued. Counsel has submitted that the absence on the part of the petitioner on that day was due to bonafide mistake and was not intentional. Issue notice of motion to AG Punjab for 1st May, 2009. Criminal Misc. No. M-10920 of 2009 (O&M) In case petitioner surrenders before the trial Court on or before 28th April, 2009, he shall be released on interim bail subject to furnishing fresh bail bonds.” Mr. K.P.S. Sandhu appearing for the petitioner, has stated at bar that in compliance with the order dated April 23, 2009, petitioner had caused appearance before the trial Court on 28th April, 2009 and he has been released on interim bail. Taking into consideration compliance of the order dated April 23, 2009, interim bail granted to the petitioner is made absolute till conclusion of the trial, subject to furnishing fresh bail bonds. However, trial Court will be at liberty to cancel the bail in case of any breach of terms and conditions of the bail bonds. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 1, 2009 rps 2