CRM No. M 15995 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 15995 of 2010 Date of decision: 05.08.2010 Sonu ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. Achin Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K S Pannu, DAG, Punjab for the respondent State -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 624 dated 28.08.2009 under Sections 365, 323, 506 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Kotwali Bathinda, District Bathinda. Mr. K S Pannu, DAG, Punjab, on instructions from ASI-Karam Singh, states that although the petitioner has joined the investigation but he cannot claim parity with that of co-accused-Dara Singh who has been granted anticipatory bail. However, as per the allegations in the FIR, the present petitioner took the complainant to the shop of Dara Singh and at the behest CRM No. M 15995 of 2010 2 of Dara Singh, the complainant was given beating by the present petitioner. The said Dara Singh has already been released on bail. In view of the above, the order dated 28.05.2010 passed by this Court is made absolute. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 05.08.2010 mohan