IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-13480 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 09, 2011 Manish Kumar ….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: Mr. Sandeep S. Majithia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that Nambardar Pritam Dass, one of the prosecution witness, has submitted affidavit before the police stating that co- accused Manish Sharma and Manjinder Laddi have obtained signatures of the complainant on the pretext of getting a sale deed executed in her name. He has further stated that in view of the affidavit of Nambardar Pritam Dass, the petitioner is not involved in the present case, however, police is unnecessarily adamant to arrest the petitioner. He further states that petitioner shall surrender/appear before the Illaqa Magistrate on or before Crl.Misc. No.13480 of 2011 23.05.2011 and shall seek regular bail from the Magistrate, therefore, he may be permitted to withdraw this petition. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, if petitioner/accused surrenders/appears before the Illaqa Magistrate as undertook by the learned counsel for the petitioner on or before 23.05.2011 and moves an application seeking regular bail, the same shall be decided in accordance with law, at its own merit, after considering the genuineness of the alleged affidavit, without any undue delay. May 09, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2