CRM-M- No. 14335 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 14335 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : May 19, 2011 Pankaj Kapoor ...... 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 judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Mr. M.S. Sachdev, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhawana Gupta, DAG, Punjab. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.7 dated 6.1.2011, under Sections 420/465/467/468/471/120-B of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Navi Baradari Jalandhar, District Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that by mistake the same flat was sold by the father of the petitioner and thereafter by the petitioner. He has further stated that part money has already been refunded to the purchaser and rest of the money shall be paid by the petitioner. CRM-M- No. 14335 of 2011 (O&M) 2 Ms. Bhawana Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions from ASI Jasbir Singh, has stated that custodial interrogation is not required since nothing is sought to be recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. Petitioner shall join the investigation within a week and on his joining he shall be released on bail on furnishing his personal bond and one surety of ` 20,000/- to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to the following conditions :- (i) that he shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) that he shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer ; (iii) that he shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. (Alok Singh) Judge May 19, 2011 Anand