IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-26699 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: February 15, 2011 Hira Lal. …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab. … Respondent 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. Ajay Pal Singh Rehan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is a petition seeking regular bail in case F.I.R. No. 37 dated 25.02.2008, under Sections 302/201/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station City Gurdaspur. Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that petitioner is in judicial custody w.e.f. 28.02.2008. CRM M-26699 of 2010 Perusal of record reveals that Bhupinder Kumar @ Rinku has lodged F.I.R. stating therein that his brother had been taken away from his house by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further stated that present is a case of blind murder and there is no eye witness and only circumstantial evidence was collected against the petitioner i.e. of the last seen and extra-judicial confessional of the petitioner. 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. February 15, 2010 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2