CRM-M-2555 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-2555 of 2011 Date of decision: 16.2.2011 Kuldeep ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Navneet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Preeti Chaudhary, AAG, Haryana. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Present petition is filed seeking regular bail in FIR No.162 dated 2.7.2010 under Sections 420/467/468/471/120-B of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Murthal, Sonipat. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that petitioner was the attesting witness only to the alleged agreement to sell. Learned counsel for the petitioner having placed reliance on the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of Dhariwal Tobacoo Products Ltd. Vs. State of Maharastra reported in 2009(2) SCC 370 has argued that if civil dispute has been given colour of the criminal offence then Court must come to the rescue of the accused. Learned counsel has further argued that question as to whether agreement to sell is fabricated one or not is the question which can be decided in a suit seeking specific CRM-M-2555 of 2011 -2- performance of the contract. Considering totality of the circumstances, I direct that petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge February 16, 2011 R.S.