CRM-M- No. 12724 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 12724 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : May 19, 2011 Malkiat Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Ms. Rrahish Pahwa, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.52 dated 17.3.2011, under Sections 15,61,85 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Sadar Jagraon, District Ludhiana. This Court vide order dated 28.4.2011 has directed to release the petitioner on bail. CRM-M- No. 12724 of 2011 (O&M) 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner has already been released on bail and the petitioner has joined the investigation and shall join the investigation as and when he is asked to do so by the Investigating Officer. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from Head Constable Sukhbir Singh, who is present personally in Court, has stated that petitioner is co-operating in the investigation, custodial interrogation is not required. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. Order dated 28.4.2011 is made absolute. (Alok Singh) Judge May 19, 2011 Anand