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2. It is averred in the application that vide order dated 02.06.2021, interim bail was granted to the petitioner for a period of 45 days and he was to surrender before the jail authorities on 19.07.2021 and it is further submitted that in the meanwhile, the chare-sheet was filed. It is further averred in the application that as there was change in the circumstances, the applicant/petitioner approached the Court of Ld. A.S.J. for grant of regular bail/interim bail U/s 439 Cr.P.C. which was heard by the Ld. ASJ Rohini Court who was pleased to grant interim bail to the petitioner vide order dated 19.07.2021 till 29.07.2021.

3. It is further averred that on 29.07.2021 the bail application again came up for hearing before the Court of Ld. A.S.J. and again interim protection was extended till the next date of hearing which is still pending and the interim bail of the petitioner/accused got extended from time to time. It is further averred that on 16.12.2021 the IO of the case appeared before the Ld. ASJ and apprised the Court that non bailable warrants have been issued by this Court against the petitioner on 30.07.2021. It is submitted that this revelation by the IO came as a shock to the counsel for the petitioner who searched for the orders on internet as the petitioner had been granted interim regular bail vide order dated 19.07.2021.

4. It is further submitted that the investigating officer has not apprised this Court about the interim regular bail and succeeded in misleading this Court and got the non bailable warrants issued against the petitioner on the ground that he has not surrendered before the jail authorities. It is further averred in the application that there was no occasion for the petitioner/applicant to surrender before the jail authorities on 19.07.2021 as the interim bail was granted by the trial Court. It is further averred that the investigating officer was duty bound to inform this Court that the interim bail has been granted to the applicant/petitioner but he failed to do so on 30.07.2021 as well as on 02.12.2021.