IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-31423 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 18, 2011 Vijay Kumar ….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. Amarjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this petition. However, he has made a request to direct the learned Appellate Court i.e. Additional Sessions Judge, Ferozepur, to decide the appeal itself, at its own merit, within such time as fixed by this Court. Present petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, learned Appellate Court is directed to decide the appeal itself, at its own merit, in accordance with law, within six months form today. Let, this order be communicated by the Registry to the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ferozepur. October 18, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge