Crl. Misc No. M 24251 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 24251 of 2011 Date of decision : September 28, 2011 Updesh Pal and another, ...... Petitioners v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. Surinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.S.Gill, DAG 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 petitioners seek grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.249, dated 25.12.2010, registered under Sections 457, 380 of the IPC, at Police Station Division No.6, District Jalandhar. An affidavit of Balkar Singh, ACP Jalandhar Cantt has been filed, as per which two other cases have been registered against the petitioners. However, counsel for the petitioners, as well as counsel for the respondent, on instructions from ASI Gurpal Singh, have accepted that in both the said cases, the petitioners have been granted the concession of anticipatory bail. In the present case, on 11.8.2011 the following contention was Crl. Misc No. M 24251 of 2011 ::2:: noticed :- “ Learned counsel has argued that the main accused i.e the husband of the complainant has been arrested and all recoveries have been made against him and the petitioners have been arraigned only because of their relationship.” Counsel for the respondent has also accepted the fact that the ex-husband of the complainant, who is the main accused, has since been arrested, though he has denied the fact that necessary recoveries have been effected. Be that as it may, without commenting upon the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Consequently, the petitioners are directed to appear before the Investigating Officer on 7.10.2011, and on any other day on which the Investigating Officer requires their presence, and in the event of their appearance, the petitioners shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Investigating Officer to his satisfaction subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) September 28, 2011. JUDGE `kk'