IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-441 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.02.2011 Pinky .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present : Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G. Punjab 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ALOK SINGH, J. (ORAL) This is an application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking anticipatory bail in a case FIR No. 52 dated 3.10.2010 under Sections 15/61/85 of the N.D.P.S. Act registered at Police Station Fatehgarh Panjtoor, District Moga. Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that petitioner has been implicated in the offence simply because vehicle belongs to him. Learned counsel has further argued that main accused has not stated during investigation that he has loaded the contraband at the instance of the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G. Punjab on the instructions of ASI Kashmir Singh after going through the case diary made available by the Investigating Officer has stated that co-accused driver has not stated that contraband in the lorry was loaded at the Crl. Misc. No. M-441 of 2011 (O&M) 2 instance of the petitioner nor driver has stated that he was transporting the contraband under the command of the petitioner. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, I direct that in the event of arrest of the petitioner, she shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of Investigating Officer. (ALOK SINGH) 14.02.2011 JUDGE reena