CRM No.M-16466 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM No.M-16466 of 2011 Date of decision : 25.7.2011 Mithu Singh .........Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI : Present : Mr.P.S.Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr.Arshwinder Singh, DAG, Punjab Mr.A.K.Khunger, Advocate, for the complainant --- M.M.S.Bedi, J. (Oral) The petitioner having been summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. as an additional accused in a case of abetment of suicide of Jagjit Singh, has filed this petition for pre-arrest bail on account of the reasonable apprehension of arrest. Learned counsel for the complainant has raised an objection that prior to the petitioner having been declared innocent, his application for anticipatory bail has been dismissed by the High Court, as such, this petition should also be dismissed. I have considered all the facts & circumstances of the case. The petitioner having been declared innocent and having now been summoned as an additional accused, has got reasonable apprehension of arrest in a non- bailable offence. The petitioner has not been able to abuse his liberty or temper with the evidence. The circumstance of his having been declared innocent is sufficient enough to prima facie arrived at a conclusion that dual version has cropped up against the petitioner. In view of the petitioner CRM No.M-16466 of 2011 -2- having already appeared before the trial Court, pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court, he can be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. The petition is allowed. The interim order passed qua the petitioner on 27.5.2011 is hereby made absolute subject to the conditions that he will appear before the trial Court and will not absent himself without any sufficient cause. (M.M.S.BEDI) Judge 25.7.2011 akm