Crl. Misc No. M 24294 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 24294 of 2011 Date of decision : September 29, 2011 Surinder Singh and another, ...... Petitioners v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. R.P.Dhir, Advocate for the petitioners. 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 petitioners seek grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.58, dated 6.5.2011, registered under Sections 457, 380 of the IPC, at Police Station Bullowal (Police Post Mandiala), Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur. On 1.9.2011, the following order was passed :- “ Counsel for the petitioner has stated that if given a chance, the petitioners can appear before the Investigating Officer to show that they are not involved in the alleged theft of the vehicle and for that purpose, they should be granted interim protection. Counsel for the respondent has accepted that this would be the right course of action to be adopted in the present case but states that conditional protection should be granted to the petitioners. I find it to be a fair stand. In the circumstances, the petitioners are directed to appear before the Investigating Crl. Misc No. M 24294 of 2011 ::2:: Officer on 9.9.2011 and on any other date on which the Investigating Officer requires their presence. Adjourned to 22.9.2011 to await the report of the Investigating Officer. Meanwhile, arrest of the petitioners shall remain stayed.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from SI Baljit Singh, has stated that the petitioners have not been able to satisfy the Investigating Officer about their innocence since admittedly they were sleeping in the factory at that night when the vehicle went missing. In my considered opinion the petitioners do not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail. Consequently, this petition is dismissed. ( AJAY TEWARI ) September 29, 2011. JUDGE `kk'