IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-31928 of 2010 Date of Decision: February 28, 2011 Nirmala …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others. … Respondents 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. Sanjeev K. Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab, for the respondents – State. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 56, dated 10.05.2010, under Sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Mour Mandi, Tehsil and District Bathinda. This Court vide order dated 29.10.2010, has stayed the arrest of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case, whereas she was not named in the FIR. Moreover, as per allegations in the FIR, two ladies have been shown to be there, whereas CRM M-31928 of 2010 subsequently three ladies have been implicated in the case. The story made up on the basis of facts in the FIR itself appears to be concocted as nothing was done by the watchman at the place of occurrence and said FIR was registered after delay of 15-16 hours of the alleged theft. The present FIR is the result that earlier a Habeas Corpus petition was filed by the petitioner against the police. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions from HC Gurpal Singh, states that petitioner has not joined the investigation as yet. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that there was no direction for the petitioner to join the investigation. Moreover, petitioner was never summoned by the Investigating Officer to join the investigation under Section 160 Cr.P.C. He further states that petitioner shall join the investigation as and when she is required to do so. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the petitioner, she shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions provided under Section 438(2) of the Code. Petitioner shall participate in the investigation as and when she is required. February 28, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2