IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-37840 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 14.12.2011 Karamjit Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent ………. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Tajender K. Joshi, Advocate, for the petitioner. *** Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Perusal of the impugned order shows that learned Magistrate has invoked power under Section 311 Cr.P.C. permitting the prosecution to place on record and to prove public documents i.e. judgments passed by different civil courts. Every criminal court has power under Section 311 Cr.P.C. to call for any evidence which is just and proper for fair adjudication of the trial. Since trial court has permitted to place on record public documents more particularly judgments passed by competent civil courts and has allowed the prosecution to prove the same, in the opinion of this Court no jurisdictional error has been committed by the trial court. Petition is devoid of merit and the same is dismissed. ( Alok Singh ) December 14, 2011 Judge Anand