Misuse of the concession of bail, as evidenced by involvement in multiple criminal cases registered after the grant of bail, can lead to the cancellation of bail.

Surya Kant, J.

1. In this petition under section 439 (2) Cr. P. C. , the prayer is for cancellation of bail granted to respondents No.3 and 4 vide order dated July 18, 2003 passed in Crl. Misc. No.44954-M of 2002 in the case, registered vide FIR No.68 dated 5.5.2002, under section 420, 406, 34 IPC at police station Kotwali, Ludhiana.

2. Notice was issued to respondents No.3 and 4 as well as to the state of Punjab. In reply to this petition, an affidavit has been filed by R. K. Sharma, DSP, City-1, Ludhiana, para 2 of which reads as follows:-

"2. That in addition to the previous cases, the following three more cases are also pending:-

(i)Case FIR No.199 dated 17.9.2004 under section 420,406,120-B IPC, P. S. Division No.6, Ludhiana is pending in the court of Ilaqa Magistrate, Ludhiana and the respondents No.3 and 4 in the present criminal miscellaneous have been declared as proclaimed offenders;

(iv) Case FIR No.163 dated 13.10.2004 under section 420, 406, 467, 468, 120-B IPC, P. S. Salem Tabri, Ludhiana, proceedings for declaring respondents no.3 and 4 as proclaimed offenders are pending;

(v) Case FIR No.37 dated 12.4.2005 under section 279, 337, 307, 120-B IPC, P. S. Kotwali, Ludhiana has been registered against respondents No.3 and 4 and challan/final report is being presented in court shortly. "

3. From the above reproduced contents of the affidavit, it is apparent that respondents No.3 and 4 have misused the concession of bail granted by this court on July 18, 2003 in-as-much as they are found to be involved in atleast three more criminal cases registered thereafter.

4. Having regard to the fact that concession of bail granted in this case appears to have been misused by respondents No.3 and 4, this petition is allowed and the order dated July 18, 2003 is re-called and as a consequence thereto, Crl. Misc. No.44954-M of 2002, titled as balwinder singh and Another V/s. State of Punjab, in which pre-arrest bail was sought by respondents No.3 and 4 in FIR No.68 dated 5.5.2002, under section 420, 406, 34 IPC at Police Station Kotwali, Ludhiana, is dismissed.