CRM-M No.4401 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. CRM-M No.4401 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 10.03.2011 Basant Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondents. Coram:- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh 1.Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Mr. Arvind Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab for the State. ... Alok Singh, J (Oral). This is an application seeking regular bail in case FIR No.234 dated 21.8.2010 under Sections 417/418/419/465/466/468/469/471/109/ 120-B IPC, P.S. City (Kotwali), District Faridkot. The allegation against the petitioner is that during the life time of his first wife Veer Pal Kaur d/o Jeet Singh, he has married with Veerpal Kaur d/o Kaka Singh and has filed incorrect affidavit before the Court stating that he is married with Veerpal Kaur d/o Kaka Singh for the first CRM-M No.4401 of 2011 2 time. Petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 18.10.2010. Challan has already been filed and all the offences are triable by the Magistrate. Hon'ble the Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 381, has held that while deciding the bail application, important aspect has to be kept in mind that in the event of refusal of bail, time spent in the jail cannot be restored to the accused, if ultimately the accused is acquitted by the trial Court. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail during the trial to the satisfaction of the trial Court. ( Alok Singh ) Judge 10.03.2011 sk.