IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-23437 of 2011 Date of decision : 04.11.2011 Charanjit Singh ....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab ....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr.Rahul Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.S.S.Chandumajra, DAG, Punjab. *** 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 grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 130, dated 22.03.2010, registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, at Police Station Division No.5, Civil Line, Ludhiana City. Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon the order dated 09.09.2011, passed in Criminal Misc.No.1673 of 2011, whereby bail to co- accused Gurjit Singh was granted on the ground that he had been in custody for the one year and four months and the trial had not yet started. As per learned counsel, the present petitioner is in custody for the last about one year and six months and even till date the trial has not yet started. Learned counsel for the respondent-State counsel, on instructions of ASI Vipin Kumar, has accepted the factual assertion. In these circumstances, without commenting on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of regular bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satis`` ` ` faction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) November 04, 2011. JUDGE mamta