IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-29750 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 29.11.2011 Chottu Ram ....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana ....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr.Ashwani Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Manmohan Sikha, DAG, Haryana. for the respondent-State. *** 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 regular bail in case FIR No.70 dated 03.05.2011, registered under Sections 372, 373, 376, 420, 120-B and 366-A IPC, at Police Station Siwani. On 20.10.2011, the following contention was noticed:- "Learned counsel has argued that even as per the allegations in the FIR, the only role attributed to the petitioner is that of a mediator. He has further argued that as per the allegations levelled by the complainant in the FIR, there is a gang which indulges in bringing girls from Bihar and selling them in this part of the State but even this is not established on record since there is a discrepancy in the account given in the FIR and in the statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C." Crl. Misc No. M-29750 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Apart from that, learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the main accused has been released on bail and the petitioner is in custody since 19.07.2011. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions of Sub Inspector Dalbir Singh, has accepted the factual assertion. In this view of the matter, without commenting upon the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of regular bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) November 29, 2011. JUDGE mamta