Crl. Misc No. M 26189 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 26189 of 2011 Date of decision : September 29, 2011 Gurdyal Singh, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. B.S.Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, AAG 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.96, dated 4.6.2011, registered under Section 420 of the IPC, at Police Station City Moga, District Moga. On 30.8.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel has argued that as per the FIR the alleged occurrence had taken place 62 years ago and the petitioner is now 95 years of age.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from HC Iqbal Hussain, has accepted the factual assertion. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Consequently, in the event Crl. Misc No. M 26189 of 2011 ::2:: of his arrest, the petitioner shall be released on anticipatory 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 29, 2011. JUDGE `kk'