CRM-M- No. 3407 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 3407 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : May 9, 2011 Kamaljit Kaur 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 judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G. Punjab. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking regular bail in FIR No.11 dated 2.7.2010, under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Mukandpur, District Nawanshahar. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that petitioners are in judicial custody w.e.f. 2.7.2010. He has further stated that recovery is of non-commercial quantity. CRM-M- No. 3407 of 2011 (O&M) 2 Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from ASI Surinder Singh, has fairly stated that despite of 6 different dates fixed, none of the prosecution evidence has been examined without any fault of the petitioners. Hon’ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 381, has ruled that if trial is not likely to be concluded at the earliest then bail should be granted keeping in mind if bail is refused, time spent in the jail during the trial cannot be restored to the accused-petitioner if ultimately accused-petitioner is acquitted by the trial Court. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in mind the dictum of the Hon’ble Apex Court in State of Kerala Vs. Raneef (supra); and considering the fact that prosecution evidence has not been commenced so far, present petition is directed to be allowed. Let petitioners be released on bail to the satisfaction of Special Judge. (Alok Singh) Judge May 9, 2011 Anand