IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-18279 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: June 06, 2011 Kuldip Singh . ….Petitioner 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. L.M. Gulati, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner could not appear before the Trial Court in a trial for an offence punishable under Section 61/1/14 of the Excise Act, because he was seriously ill on the date fixed i.e. 10.02.2011. Learned counsel further states that petitioner shall surrender/appear before the Trial Court on or before 20.06.2011 and shall move a proper application before the Court explaining the reasons for not appearing on the earlier date fixed, in the light of the judgment of this Court Crl. Misc.No.M-18279 of 2011 in the matter of Bhupinder Singh Chhabra vs. State of Punjab and others, Crl. Misc. No. M-770 of 2011, decided on 01.02.2011, therefore, he may be permitted to withdraw this petition with the aforesaid liberty. Petition is dismissed as withdraw with the aforesaid liberty. However, if petitioner appears/surrenders before the Trial Court on or before 20.06.2011 as undertook by the learned counsel for the petitioner and moves an application, the same shall be decided in accordance with law, at its own merit, without any undue delay. June 06, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2