HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CRM No.M-4337 of 2011 Date of Decision: 03.05.2011 **** Manjit Singh @ Rinku . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab . . . . Respondent **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers 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? **** Present: Mr. Parminder Singh Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. TS Salana, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks his enlargement on regular bail in case FIR No.188 dated 08.07.2010 registered under Sections 307, 382, 452, 427, 323, 148, 149 IPC at PS City Barnala, District Barnala. (2). The above-stated FIR has been registered on the statement of one Ganga Sagar alleging that on 07.07.2010 one Beer Singh @ Heera s/o Kulwant Singh while in drunkard condition forcibly demanded liquor from the complainant and his co-employee and when they refused, the said Heera came along with his associates who were armed with kirpans and hockeys and attacked the complainant while he was in the liquor vend. The petitioner was also one of the associates of Heera but no injury has been attributed to him. (3). The petitioner was arrested on 08.07.2010. (4). The investigation is already complete and challan has already been presented on 18.11.2010. The charges have also been framed and the case is now fixed for prosecution evidence. The conclusion of the trial will take some time. (5). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any views on merits, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail bonds and surety bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barnala. (6). Dasti . 03.05.2011 Vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge