IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 17674 of 2011 Date of decision : August 24, 2011 Jyoti, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajinder Mathur, AAG 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.123, dated 14.11.2008, registered under Section 304-B of the IPC, at Police Station Kahnuwan, District Gurdaspur. On 6.7.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel states that the petitioner is the mother-in-law who has now been in custody for 2.1/2 years and even the prosecution evidence has not yet started.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from ASI Vijay Kumar, has accepted this factual assertion. Crl. Misc No. 17674 of 2011 : 2 : The husband is stated to be in custody. In these circumstances, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, Gurdaspur. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) August 24, 2011. JUDGE `kk'