IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-25920 of 2010 Date of Decision: 02.11.2010 Atam Parkash Bhalla ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. P.S. Hundal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Dinesh Trehan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, D.A.G., Punjab for the respondent-State. ***** 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 ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.79 dated 15.06.2010 registered under Sections 61 of the Punjab Excise Act and Section 420 IPC at Police Station Goraya, District Jalandhar. It was contended that no offence under Section 61(1)(aa) of the Excise Act is made out against the present petitioner as the recovery was of whisky, which was duly manufactured by licenced breweries. Accordingly, notice was issued to Advocate General, Punjab and the interim bail was granted to the petitioner. Today, learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from HC Balwinder Singh, states that the petitioner has since joined the investigation and is no more required by the police. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the Order dated 07.09.2010 passed by this Court is made absolute. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 02.11.2010 JUDGE gurpreet