IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-36518 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: December 14, 2010 Balwant Singh …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Ms.Rahish Pahwa (Dudeja), Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioner under section 15/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 vide FIR No.27 dated 18.10.2006 at police station Ladhowal, District Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner had been regularly appearing before the trial court, but could not appear on one date i.e. 6.10.2010 due to reasons stated in para-5 of the petition. Under the circumstances, it is directed that in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial court within 10 days from today and applies for bail, he shall be admitted to bail to the satisfaction of trial court. This, however, will be subject to his furnishing an undertaking that he shall not absent from the proceedings before the trial court on any date in future. Disposed of. December 14, 2010 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE