IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-3975 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 25, 2011 Raju …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 judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Sanjay Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for the respondent – State. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is an application seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 111, dated 20.11.2010, under Sections 406, 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Rahon, District S.B.S. Nagar. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is in judicial custody for last about three months and till date even after filing of challan, charges have not CRM M-3975 of 2011 been framed, hence, trial is not likely to conclude at the earliest. He has placed reliance on the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala vs. Raneef reported in 2011(1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 381 and has argued that in the event of rejection of the bail application, time spent in jail cannot be restored to the accused- petitioner, if accused-petitioner is ultimately acquitted. Learned counsel for the petitioner further states that all the offences are triable by the Magistrate. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. Let, petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. March 25, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2