CRM-M No.7550 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. CRM-M No.7550 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.03.2011 Aman Sharma ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondents. 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. Rakesh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, D.A.G., Punjab for the State. ... Alok Singh, J (Oral). This is an application seeking regular bail in case FIR No.268 dated 7.12.2010 under Sections 323/324/326/148/149 IPC, P.S. City Rajpura, District Patiala. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 18.1.2011. He further states that till date no prosecution witness has been examined and trial may take some time. Learned counsel for the petitioner, while placing reliance on the CRM-M No.7550 of 2011 2 judgement of the Hon'ble the Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 381, has argued that in the event of rejection of bail, time spent in the jail cannot be restored to the accused, if ultimately the accused is acquitted by the trial Court. Learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions of Malwinder Singh, Investigating Officer, states that charges have already been framed and prosecution has not been commenced as yet. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail during the trial to the satisfaction of the trial Court. ( Alok Singh ) Judge 22.03.2011 sk.