Crl. Misc No. M 21487 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 21487 of 2011 Date of decision : September 08, 2011 Sarabjit Singh @ Sarba, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. N.S.Dandiwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S.Grewal, DAG Punjab *** 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 ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in case FIR No.73, dated 13.5.2011, registered under Section 376 of the IPC, at Police Station Raikot. On 19.7.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel for the petitioner states that a perusal of the FIR reveals that it is the clear case of consent which has now been turned into a rape case and the complainant is more than 16 years of age and the petitioner has been in custody for the last more than 2 months.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from SI Mohd. Zamil, has accepted that these arguments cannot be rejected at this stage. Crl. Misc No. M 21487 of 2011 ::2:: In this view of the matter, without commenting upon the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) September 08, 2011. JUDGE `kk'