IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-36542 of 2010 Date of Decision: January 21, 2011 Kamal Kishore 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. Veneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for the respondent-State. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case F.I.R. No. 76 dated 06.08.2010, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 470, 454, 380, 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station E- Division, Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that civil suit challenging the transaction in question is pending before the competent Civil Court. Learned counsel, while placing CRM M-36542 of 2010 reliance on the judgment of the Apex Court in the matter of Dhariwal Tobacoo Products Ltd. Vs. State of Maharastra reported in 2009 (2) S.C.C. 370, has argued that if civil dispute is given colour of a criminal case, then Court must come to rescue the accused. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions from SI Bachhitar Singh, who is present in person in Court, states that civil suit is pending questioning the disputed transaction. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. However, 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/Investigating Officer, subject to the conditions provided under Section 438(2) of the Code. However, it is made clear that the petitioners shall join the investigation as and when they are required by the Investigating Officer. In the event of failure of the petitioners to join the investigation, the Investigating Officer shall be at liberty to move this Court for cancellation of bail. January 21, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2 CRM M-36542 of 2010 3