CRM-M No. 8703 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. CRM-M No. 8703 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.04.2011 Ram Singh ....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. HNS Gill, 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.224 dated 25.12.2010 under Sections 307/323/34 IPC and Sections 25/27/54/59 of Arms Act, P.S. Division No.8, Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that fire arm injury is on the leg of the injured. He further argued that petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 25.12.2010 and till date no prosecution witness has been examined, although prosecution has cited 15 witnesses. Learned CRM-M No. 8703 of 2011 2 counsel for the petitioner has relied on the judgement of Hon'ble the Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 381, and argued that in the event of refusal of bail, time spent in the jail cannot be restored to the accused, if ultimately the accused is acquitted by the trial Court. 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 26.04.2011 sk.