Crl. Misc No. M 18414 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 18414 of 2011 Date of decision : October 18, 2011 Harpal Singh, ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab, ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. R.K.Dadwal, 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.53, dated 11.10.2009, registered under Sections 392/34 of the IPC, at Police Station Mehtiana, District Hoshiarpur. On 19.7.2011, the following contention was noticed :- “ Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that in this FIR of October 2009 the police has now inexplicably started raiding the house of the petitioner on the basis of some alleged disclosure statement which was made one month after the FIR.” Thereafter, an affidavit was filed where it has been stated that despite various visits made to the village of the petitioner, he could not be apprehended since he was not available at the spot. Counsel for the petitioner has argued that for the first time, the Crl. Misc No. M 18414 of 2011 ::2:: police came to his house in the end of March, 2011 when the proclamation notice was pasted at the door of his house and thereafter he moved the application for anticipatory bail. On merits, counsel for the petitioner has argued that as per the FIR, the assailants came in a black Safari but as per the disclosure statement, it was stated that the assailants had come in a white Maruti car. Counsel for the respondent has opposed the prayer for bail by arguing that one tractor is still to be recovered. Without going into the merits of the case but considering the fact that the FIR is more than two years old, in my considered opinion it would not be in the interest of justice to subject the petitioner to custody. In the circumstances, the petitioner is directed to appear before the trial Court on the date fixed, and the trial Court shall release him on bail to its satisfaction. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) October 18, 2011. JUDGE `kk'