CRM-M- No. 12295 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 12295 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : May 17, 2011 Mehtab 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. Jatinder Jit Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhawana Gupta, DAG, Punjab. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.27 dated 12.2.2010, under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Rangar Nangal, District Batala. This Court vide order dated 26.4.2011 has directed to release the petitioner on bail. 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. CRM-M- No. 12295 of 2011 (O&M) 2 Ms. Bhawana Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from ASI Harpal 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 26.4.2011 is made absolute. (Alok Singh) Judge May 17, 2011 Anand