IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MPM Nos. 1314 & 1315 of 2010. Decided on: December 2, 2010 Cr.MPM No.1314/2010 Amar Singh Versus State of H.P. Cr.MPM No.1315/2010 Roop Singh Versus State of H.P. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners : Mr. Y.P. Sood, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Vimas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General, and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General. Surjit Singh, Judge(Oral) Heard and gone through the record. 2. Petitioner, in these two petitions, have been booked by Police Station West, Shimla, in a case, under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, for allegedly obtaining electricity and water connections, by falsely claiming themselves to be the owners of certain residential premises. Case has been registered at the instance of one Shanker, who has no concern with the building. 3. Prayer of the petitioners, for grant of anticipatory bail, is opposed, on the ground that record, with regard to the connections, is to be seized. 4. Record is supposed to be available with the Electricity and Water Supply authorities and the police can Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - seize the same from those authorities. So far as, the petitioners are concerned, nothing is to be recovered from them. So, their petitions for grant of bail, before arrest, are allowed and orders of interim bail dated 30th November, 2010, are made absolute. Both the petitions stand disposed of. December 2, 2010(sd) ( Surjit Singh ), J