CRM-M-6611 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-6611 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 04.05.2011 Mohan Lal @ Kalu ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Ajay Pal Singh Rehan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. 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 case FIR No.37 dated 25.2.2008 under Sections 302/34 IPC and Sections 201/379 IPC added later on, Police Station City Gurdaspur. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that present is a case of blind murder and there is no eyewitness and petitioner has been roped in the present case on the basis of circumstantial evidence. He has further stated that circumstantial evidence itself is a weak type of evidence. He has further stated that co-accused Hira Lal has already been enlarged on bail by this Court on 15.2.2011. Learned counsel while placing reliance on the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State through CBI Vs. Mahender Singh Dahiya, AIR 2011 Supreme Court 1017 has argued that suspicion, no matter how strong CRM-M-6611 of 2011 (O&M) -2- cannot, and should not be permitted to take place of proof. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, petition is allowed. Let petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of learned trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge May 04, 2011 R.S.