IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-228 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: January 27, 2011 Manjit Kaur and another. …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab. … Respondent 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. Preetinder S. Ahluwalia, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is an application seeking pre-arrest bail in case FIR No. 270, dated 08.12.2010, under Sections 307, 506, 148 and 149 IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, registered at Police Station City Rajpura, District Patiala. Learned counsel for the petitioners has vehemently argued that petitioners are ladies and stated to CRM M-228 of 2011 be armed with gandasi, while as per the medical report, no injury is found from the gandasi on the body of injured. Learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions from the Investigating Officer ASI Darshan Singh, who is present in person in Court, states that there is only firearm injury on the body of the injured, hence, no recovery is to be made from the accused-petitioners. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the petitioners, they shall be released on bail on furnishing their personal bonds and one surety of Rs.20,000/-each to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions provided under Section 438(2) of the Code. Petitioners shall participate in the investigation as and when they are required. January 27, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2