Crl. Misc No. M 21232 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 21232 of 2011 Date of decision : September 07, 2011 Harwinder Singh @ Chottu, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. Mayank Mathur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S.Grewal, DAG 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 petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in case FIR No.584, dated 10.12.2010, registered under Sections 302, 307, 382, 148, 149, 120-B of the IPC, and Sections 25, 27, 54, 59 of the Arms Act, at Police Station Sadar Patiala, District Patiala. On 18.7.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel states that though the petitioner has been named in the FIR yet no injury has been attributed to him and that he has now been in custody since 14.12.2010.” Thereafter on 2.9.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Apart from that learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that author of the FIR has appeared as a Crl. Misc No. M 21232 of 2011 ::2:: witness and has not said anything against the petitioner. A certified copy of the statement has been supplied in Court to the learned Assistant Advocate General who seeks a short adjournment to go through the same.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from HC Bhupinder Singh, and on a perusal of the statement of the complainant, has accepted the fact that the petitioner has been exculpated by the said witness. In these circumstances, without commenting upon the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate, Patiala. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) September 07, 2011. JUDGE `kk'