CRM No. M-17379 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-17379 of 2011 Date of decision: 01.06.2011 Bira Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Abhishek Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Notice of motion. On being asked Ms. Bhavna Gupta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the State. With the consent of learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Bhavna Gupta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, present petition is being heard and decided today itself. Record reveals that petitioner stood surety of accused Sukhmohinder Singh for the offences punishable under Sections 323/324/34 IPC, Police Station Bhikhi in case FIR No.121 dated 17.7.2006. During the pendency of the trial, petitioner got exchanged his land with the land of Avtar Singh and Gurpriar Singh sons of Sher Singh and consequently entries were changed in the revenue record. Now prosecution case is since petitioner has got his land exchanged, CRM No. M-17379 of 2011 -2- therefore, he has committed offences punishable under Sections 465/466/468/120-B IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that accused Sukhmohinder Singh has already been acquitted in the case in which petitioner stood surety. Learned counsel further states that petitioner has not alienated his land, however, got it exchanged legally and entries were, therefore, made in the revenue records. He further states that in the present case Sukhmohinder Singh has never absconded and faced the trial and ultimately acquitted. Learned counsel states that after the acquittal of accused Sukhmohinder Singh now even otherwise surety submitted by the petitioner stood discharged. Without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I direct let petitioner be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and one surety of Rs.10,000/- to the satisfaction of learned trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge June 01, 2011 R.S.