IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-1940 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: February 16, 2011 Rajinder Singh @ Minku. …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab. … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Sr. Advocate with Mr. R.S. Athwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jaspreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is a petition seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 180 dated 22.07.2009, under Sections 21, 22, 23, 25 of the NDPS Act and Sections 25, 27, 54, 59 of the Arms Act, registered at Police Station Focal Point, Ludhiana. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner, assisted by Mr. R.S.Athwal, Advocate, states that co-accused Balbir Singh had already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide CRM M-1940 of 2011 order dated 02.02.2011. Photocopy of the order passed in the case of Balbir Singh vs. State of Punjab, Crl. Misc. No. M-17180 of 2010, decided on 02.02.2011 is handed over in the Court, which is taken on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as, learned Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, state that case of the petitioner is identical to the case of Balbir Singh co- accused. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. February 16, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2