CRM-M- No.9490 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 9490 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 4, 2011 Sonu @ Sohan ...... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Mr. Jainainder Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, DAG, Haryana. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking regular bail in FIR No.815 dated 7.9.2010, under Sections 398/401 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station City, District Hisar. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 07.09.2010. He has further stated that there is no likelihood to conclude the trial at the earliest. He, while placing reliance upon the judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 381, has argued that if trial is not CRM-M- No.9490 of 2011 2 likely to be concluded at the earliest then bail should be granted keeping in mind if bail is refused, time spent in the jail during the trial cannot be restored to the accused-petitioner if ultimately accused-petitioner is acquitted by the trial Court. Mr. Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana has fairly stated that in the present case prosecution evidence has not been commenced as yet. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in mind the dictum of the Hon’ble Apex Court in State of Kerala Vs. Raneef (supra), present petition is allowed. Let petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge May 4, 2011 Anand