CRM- M 26358 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 26358 of 2011 Date of decision : December 20, 2011 Gulshan Singh, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab, ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. D.S.Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sumeet Abrol, AAG 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.65 dated 22.11.2010, registered under Sections 498-A, 306 of the IPC, at Police Station Begowal, District Kapurthala. On 5.9.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel for the petitioner states that reading of the FIR would lead to the conclusion that the offence under Section 306 IPC has not been made out in the facts of the case and that the petitioner has now been in custody since 21.02.2011.” Counsel for the petitioner has further argued that even as per the FIR, the deceased had given a dying declaration stating that because the petitioner used to harass and beat her, she had set herself on fire at a time CRM- M 26358 of 2011 ::2:: when the petitioner was not at home. Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from ASI Avtar Singh, has accepted these factual assertions. In this view of the matter, and 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, Kapurthala. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) December 20, 2011. JUDGE `kk'