JUDGMENT

Anoop Chitkara, J. -

1. Apprehending arrest in the above captioned FIR, the accused has come up before this Court under Section 438 Cr.P.C., seeking anticipatory bail.

NOTICE.

2. Mr. Rana Harjasdeep Singh, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, waives service, and accepts notice on behalf of the respondent and on instructions from ASI Rampal Singh, learned State counsel has strongly opposed the accused's interim protection from arrest.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and in fact he was under the impression that since case has been compromised, he migrated to Australia in search of better employment opportunities before the compromise was accepted and the case was allowed to be compounded by the learned trial Court. Resultantly, he was declared proclaimed offender by the learned trial court vide order