CRM No. M-25063 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-25063 of 2010 Date of decision: 29.04.2011 Surjit Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. T.S. Sangha, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, 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.Whether 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 seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.31 dated 18.5.2010 under Sections 406/420 IPC, Police Station Ghanaur, District Patiala. This Court vide order dated 31.8.2010 has directed to release the petitioner on interim bail. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from ASI Partap Singh, who is personally present in Court, has stated that petitioner has joined the investigation and after investigation challan has already been submitted before the Court. State has not reported misuse of the bail granted on 31.8.2010. Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre CRM No. M-25063 of 2010 -2- Vs. State of Maharashtra and others, 2011(1) RCR(Criminal) 126 has ruled that once bail is granted it would continue even after filing of the challan unless same is revoked/cancelled by the Court for sufficient reasons. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. Order dated 31.8.2010 is made absolute. (Alok Singh) Judge April 29, 2011 R.S.