Chandigarh, Nov 10: The Punjab and Haryana High court today adjourned till November 13 Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi's anticipatory bail in two cases of cheating and threatening an Assistant Sub-Inspector through his secretary.
Justive Virender Singh adjourned the bail plea application with a direction to the petitioner's counsel to place on record the copy of the order of the Delhi High Court of November 3 rejecting the plea for extension of interim anticipatory bail plea.

Mehndi's counsel Ravinder Kumar said that earlier they could not attach the order as it was received late and the Sam has been submitted in the high court here today. The Delhi High Court had on November 3 declined to extend the 10-day interim bail plea to the singer, which ended on November 1. The first case against Mehndi was registered by Patiala Police on the complaint of one Bakshish Singh who alleged that he was not taken abroad in the singer's troupe even though he had paid Rs 12 lakh for it.

Daler's brother Shamsher, who is presently in judicial custody, Tejinder Singh Laddi, Harchand Singh and Surinder Singh are other accused in the case.

The second case was registered on the complaint of ASI Harminder Singh on October 11 at Patiala who alleged that the singer's secretary threatened him in case he failed to delete information in the computer seized from the premises of the singer.

Mehndi has also sought bail "in relation to future firs" that may be registered for 32 other alleged complaints against him. His plea for regular bail was dismissed by a Patiala court recently after the Delhi High Court declined to accept his application for extension of the 10-day interim anticipatory bail which ended on November 1.

Patiala civil judge (senior division) P S Dhanoa had last week issued fresh non-bailable warrants against Mehndi returnable by November 17.

The Patiala court has also issued NBWs against nine others, including Daljit Kaur and Balwinder Kaur, wives of Daler and Shamsher, and some of their alleged associates.

Bureau Report