Crl. Misc No. M 23739 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 23739 of 2011 Date of decision : September 08, 2011 Baljinder Singh ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. D.S.Pheruman, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Gill, DAG Punjab *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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 ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) The petitioner seeks grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.22, dated 30.10.2010, registered under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 120- B of the IPC and Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar. On 9.8.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner has constantly cooperated with the police at every stage and in these circumstances it could not be in the interest of justice that the petitioner be arrested.” Counsel for the petitioner has further argued that the allegations pertain to a period three years prior to the registration of the instant FIR. Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from SI Harbhajan Crl. Misc No. M 23739 of 2011 ::2:: Singh, has accepted the fact that the petitioner has been appearing before the police and that the allegations pertain to a period three years prior to the registration of the FIR. In these circumstances, without commenting upon the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Consequently, the petitioner is directed to appear before the Investigating Officer on 19.9.2011 or on any other day on which the Investigating Officer requires his presence, and in the event of his appearance, the petitioner shall be released on bail by the Investigating Officer to his satisfaction subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) September 08, 2011. JUDGE `kk'