IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-17240 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: June 06, 2011 Gurvail Singh . ….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 judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Amrik Singh Kalra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) In the present matter, FIR was registered on 30.07.2010. As per the prosecution story, injury by kirpan at the head of the injured, which was found to be grievous in nature, has been attributed to Gurvail Singh – petitioner. Kirpan is yet to be recovered for which custodial interrogation seems to be must. Otherwise also, anticipatory bail application was rejected by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, on 25.04.2011 and there is no explanation Crl. Misc. No.M-17240 of 2011 as to why petitioner did not move anticipatory bail application at the earliest. Present petition is dismissed. However, it is made clear that if petitioner appears/surrenders before the Competent Magistrate on or before 20.06.2011 and moves regular bail application, the same shall be decided in accordance with law, at its own merit, without any undue delay. June 06, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2