CRM-M- No. 11781 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 11781 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : April 27, 2011 Nand Lal and others ...... 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 judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Mr. Surinder Garg, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.36 dated 18.3.2011, under Sections 323/324/34 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Gidderbaha, District Sri Muktsar Sahib (Sections 325/326 IPC added later on vide Rapt No.35 dated 21.3.2011). Notice of motion. Ms. Bhawana Gupta, DAG, Punjab has accepted notice on behalf of State. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, present petition is being disposed of finally. CRM-M- No. 11781 of 2011 (O&M) 2 Undisputedly, petitioners were enlarged on bail in FIR No.36 dated 18.3.2011, Police Station Gidderbaha, District Sri Muktsar Sahib for an offence under Sections 323/324/34 IPC. However, during investigation Sections 325 and 326 IPC were added. This Court in the case of Sonu @ Rinku @ Lambu Vs. State of Punjab in CRM-M- No.5923 of 2011 decided on 24.2.2011 has held that if accused is on bail and later on another section is added for which minimum punishment is not death or life imprisonment then accused is not supposed to seek fresh bail for the added section and he shall be entitled to use the bail earlier granted to him on furnishing fresh bail bond and surety bond for the newly added section. This Court in the case of Rakesh Kumar Vs. State of Haryana in CRM-M- No.1661 of 2011 decided on 14.2.2011 has allowed the bail to the accused for the newly added Section 326 IPC when accused was already on bail for offences punishable under Sections 324/506/34 IPC. Taking into consideration the ratio of the judgments passed in the matter of Sonu (supra) and Rakesh (supra), present petition is allowed. Let petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of Illaqa Magistrate. (Alok Singh) Judge April 25, 2011 Anand