CRM-M- No. 10840 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 10840 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : April 29, 2011 Deepak ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Mr. S.S. Goraya, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jaspreet Sekhon, AAG, Punjab. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.25 dated 17.2.2011 under Sections 323/452/34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station City Gurdaspur, District Gurdaspur. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that in the present case the FIR in question was lodged after 15 days. He has further stated that as per M.L.R. report, injury found was from the blunt object. No serious and grievous injury was found. Learned counsel for the petitioner while placing reliance upon the judgment of the Apex Court in “Siddharam Satlingappa CRM-M- No. 10840 of 2011 (O&M) 2 Mhetre versus State of Maharastra and others, 2011 (1) RCR (Criminal) 126 states that irrational and indiscriminate arrest must be avoided. Mr. Jaspreet Sekhon, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions from ASI Jatinder Pal, has stated that if petitioner reports the Investigating Officer within three days, he shall be released on bail. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. Petitioner is directed to report in the police station for joining the investigation within 72 hours and on joining the investigation petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and one surety of ` 20,000/- to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to the following conditions :- (i) that he shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) that he shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him fro disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer ; (iii) that he shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. (Alok Singh) Judge April 29, 2011 Anand