CRM No. M 20817 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 20817 of 2009 Date of decision: 16.12.2009 Malkiat Singh ........ petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K S Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent – State Mr. Suveer Shekand, Advocate for the complainant -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 79 dated 19.05.2009 registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of Indian Penal Code at Police Station Payal. However, at this stage, learned State counsel on instructions from ASI-Jaswinder Singh informs the Court that the petitioner has since been arrested on 06.12.2009. CRM No. M 20817 of 2009 2 Vide my separate detailed order of even date passed in Criminal Misc. No. M 35426 of 2009, the aforesaid FIR, including the petitioner has already been quashed on the basis of the compromise having been arrived at between the parties. In view of the fact that the aforesaid FIR having been quashed, the petitioner, who is judicial custody is ordered to be released forthwith. Disposed of accordingly. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge December 16, 2009 mohan