CRM No. M-3947 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-3947 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 23.05.2011 Jarnail Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.267 dated 23.6.2010 under Sections 419/420/466/468/471/120-B IPC, Police Station Civil Lines, Amritsar. This Court vide order dated 8.2.2011 has directed to release the petitioner on interim bail. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from SI Surinder Singh, who is personally present in Court, states that petitioner had appeared before the Investigating Officer and has already been enlarged on bail in compliance of order dated 8.2.2011. He further states that since petitioner is not stating the whereabouts of his son Jasbir Singh, in whose favour sale deed in questions was executed, therefore, petitioner is not entitled for anticipatory bail. CRM No. M-3947 of 2011 (O&M) -2- In the opinion of this Court, sale deed in question is in favour of Jasbir Singh-accused, therefore, petitioner cannot be detained for not disclosing the whereabouts of Jasbir Singh major son. Investigating Officer, if so wishes, can initiate appropriate proceedings for declaring Jasbir Singh proclaimed offender. However, petitioner should not be denied anticipatory bail. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. Order dated 8.2.2011 is made absolute. (Alok Singh) Judge May 23, 2011 R.S.