CRM No. M-33042 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-33042 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 30.01.2009 Meena @ Kinda ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. A.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J. This is a petition for grant of bail in a case registered vide FIR No.62 dated 8th September, 2007, registered at Police Station GRP Bathinda, under Sections 302 & 201 IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that only circumstantial evidence is available against the petitioner. He deserves to be released on bail during pendency of the trial. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the grant of bail on the ground that the petitioner was last seen in the company of the deceased. According to the counsel, the theory of suicide had been found to be incorrect during investigation. On the other hand, evidence was destroyed by throwing the dead-body of deceased Parlaud Singh on the railway line. He has further submitted that trial is in progress and in the event the petitioner is released on bail, CRM No. M-33042 of 2008 2 he is likely to tamper with the evidence. After hearing learned counsel for the parties I am of the considered view that this is not a fit case for grant of bail as trial is proceeding before the court below. The likelihood of the petitioner to influence the prosecution witnesses cannot be ruled out. This bail petition is, therefore, dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE January 30, 2009 'rajpal'