CRM No. M-10171 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-10171 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 25.05.2011 Veerpal Kaur ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Vivek Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.151 dated 17.12.2010 under Sections 406/420/465/467/468/471 IPC, Police Station Sadar Kotkapura, District Faridkot. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner has joined the investigation pursuant to order dated 8.4.2011 passed by this Court. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from ASI Harjinder Singh, has stated that petitioner has never reported to the police station for joining the investigation. She has further stated on the instructions from the Investigating Officer that petitioner did not join the investigation because petitioner was declared proclaimed offender on 26.5.2010 in another case i.e. in FIR No.135/2009 Police Station N.S. Nihalsinghwala, District Moga. CRM No. M-10171 of 2011 (O&M) -2- The basic principle of law is, he who seeks equity must come with clean hands. Since petitioner has failed to join the investigation pursuant to order dated 8.4.2011 passed by this Court, therefore, petitioner is not entitled for discretionary relief of anticipatory bail. Dismissed. Order dated 8.4.2011 stands revoked. (Alok Singh) Judge May 25, 2011 R.S.