CRM No.M-9776 of 2011.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CRM No.M-9776 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 18.05.2011 **** Harpreet Singh @ Billa . . . . 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. KS Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. MC Berry, Addl. AG Punjab **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The prayer in this petition is for enlargement of the petitioner on regular bail in the case FIR No.81 dated 03.07.2010 registered under Sections 307/382/326/325/324/323/341/148/149 IPC registered at PS Raman, District Bathinda. (2). The allegations are that the accused persons chased the victim-complainant, who was going in a car along with two other persons, and attacked them causing multiple injuries to the complainant-party. CRM No.M-9776 of 2011.doc - 2 – (3). The petitioner was not named in the FIR which surfaced only in a supplementary statement made on 18.07.2010 i.e. after 10 days of registration of the FIR. (4). The petitioner was arrested on 09.08.2010 and is in custody since then. (5). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any views on the merits of the allegations, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail bonds and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court. (6). Dasti . 18.05.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge