CRM- M 35209 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 35209 of 2011 Date of decision : December 13, 2011 Vicky, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab, ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. Bikramjit Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. 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 petitioner seeks grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.180, dated 26.9.2011, registered under Section 380 of the IPC, at Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar. On 22.11.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel has argued that there is no explanation as to why the FIR was lodged after seven days and if the allegations in the FIR are correct there would have been no occasion for the petitioner not to be in police custody.” Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from HC Sarabjit Singh, is not in a position to refute the above argument. In this view of the matter, without commenting upon the merits CRM- M 35209 of 2011 ::2:: of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Consequently, in the event of his arrest the petitioner 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 ) December 13, 2011. JUDGE `kk'