IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-15496 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 19, 2011 Des Raj . ….Petitioner Versus Joginder Singh and another … Respondents 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. A.S. Khinda, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner could not appear on the date fixed before the Trial Court in a trial for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act because petitioner had noted the wrong date. Learned counsel further states that petitioner shall surrender/appear before the Trial Court on or before 26.05.2011 and shall seek regular bail in the light of the judgment of this Court in the matter of Bhupinder Singh Chhabra vs. State of Punjab and others, Crl. Misc. No. M-770 of 2011, decided on 01.02.2011, hence he may be permitted to withdraw this petition with the aforesaid liberty. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. May 19, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge