CRM-M- No. 10782 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 10782 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : May 18, 2011 Babbu Pandit @ Vijay 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 judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Mr. H.S. Rakhra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G. Punjab. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.16 dated 14.2.2011, under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Rampura, District Bathinda. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that FIR is registered under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code against the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on the instructions from ASI Gurtej Singh, has stated that custodial interrogation is not required in this case. CRM-M- No. 10782 of 2011 (O&M) 2 Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of “Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharastra and others reported in 2011 (1) RCR (Criminal) 126” has held that irrational and indiscriminate arrest must be avoided. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. However, it is directed that in the event of arrest of the petitioner, 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 fro 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 18, 2011 Anand