In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-24045 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 23.8.2010 Satpal @ Kala ......Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Saurabh Dalal, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 253 dated 11.10.2008, under Sections 365, 392, 302, 397, 420, 201 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 registered at Police Station Sampla District Rohtak. Prosecution story, in brief, as per the FIR as reproduced in para 1 of the petition is as under:- “Sir, it is requested that I Sh.Krishan Kumar am a resident of village Ghasola Tehsil Charkhi Dadri District Bhiwani. My vehicle No.HR-19E 2507 with driver Kuldeep s/o Nafe Singh r/o village Bigowa started from village Criminal Misc. No.M-24045 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Bigowa on 9.10.1998 at 6 a.m. after loading stones for Sampla. The vehicle was unloaded at Sampla (Sidhkar Ispat factory, Dahkora Road, Sampla) in the presence of Jag Ram Singh who is security officer of that factory at around 7 a.m. after unloading the vehicle in the factory, Gopi Ram Munshi and other labourers also took lift in the vehicle and they got off the vehicle in front of police station. After that there was no clue of the whereabouts of both the truck and the driver. My vehicle and my driver may kindly be recovered.” After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the instant petition deserves to be dismissed. In the present case, Kuldeep was murdered. The case is based on circumstantial evidence. Keeping in view the seriousness of offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, no ground for grant of bail is made out. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE August 23, 2010 anita