IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No. 1023 of 2004 Date of Decision: August 01, 2011 Mohinder Singh. …Petitioner Versus Sh. Lok Nath Angar and others. …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, DAG, Punjab. 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Alok Singh, J. Petitioner – Mohinder Singh has filed the present contempt petition under Sections10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for initiating proceedings against respondents for willfully and knowingly disobeying the orders of this Court dated 31.05.2004 passed in Crl. Misc. No. M-27003 of 2004. As per the petitioner though he was granted ad interim bail by this Court on 31.05.2004 in Crl. Misc. No. COCP No.1023 of 2004 M-27003 of 2004, yet he was arrested by the respondents on 13.06.2004, which is clear violation of the Court’s order dated 31.05.2004. The defence of the respondents is that the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender and order dated 31.05.2004 was never came to their knowledge at any point of time nor the same was ever produced by the petitioner at the time of his arrest on 13.06.2004. Had the orders passed by this Court been shown to the respondents, they would not have arrested the petitioner, particularly when they have no grudge or enmity against the petitioner. It is further submitted by the respondents that they had not intentionally or willfully disobeyed the orders of this Court and apart this, they tendered unconditional and unqualified apology for the same. In view of the above averments of the parties, particularly, the unconditional and unqualified apology tendered by the respondents, which is accepted, no further action is required to be taken and as such, the present contempt petition stands dismissed and notice served on the respondents stand discharged. August 01, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2