IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M- 1068 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: January 14, 2011 Manoj …Petitioner Versus Tej Bhan and another. … Respondents 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. Devender Punia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in case Criminal Complaint No. 465 of 2008, “Tej Bhan vs. Manoj”, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hisar, under Sections 323, 506 IPC and Section 3(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, (hereinafter referred to as the Act), Police Station Sadar, Hisar. Crl.M.No.M- 1068 of 2011 Perusal of the record reveals that the learned Magistrate having satisfied himself prima facie about the involvement of the accused in an offence under Section 3(x) of the Act, has summoned the accused-petitioner in the complaint case. In the opinion of this Court, since prima facie Magistrate has found that the petitioner – accused involved in an offence under Section 3(x) of the Act, hence, extra ordinary discretion to grant anticipatory bail should not be exercised. Present petition is dismissed. However, it is provided that the petitioner shall appear before the Court on the date fixed i.e. 17.01.2011. In the event of moving a bail application, the same shall be decided by the Court, without any undue delay, in accordance with law, at its own merit. January 14, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2