CRM-M No.6604 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. CRM-M No.6604 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 28.04.2011 Gurmail 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. Vipan Ghai, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sandeep Gahlawat, 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.122 dated 9.9.2009 under Sections 15/25/61/85 NDPS Act, P.S. Raikot, District Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner has no nexus with the truck or the vehicle and he has been arrested after one and a half months in this case and is in judicial custody for the last 15 months. He further states that in the present matter, prosecution evidence has not been CRM-M No.6604 of 2011 2 commenced so far. While placing reliance on the judgement of Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011(1) RCR (Criminal) 381, learned counsel has argued 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, therefore, where trial is not likely to be concluded at the earliest, accused must be released on bail. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court. ( Alok Singh ) Judge 28.04.2011 sk.