IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-3208 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 07, 2011 Simrajit Kaur …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. Harchand Singh Batth, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl.A.G., Punjab, for the respondent – State. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is an application seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 61 dated 10.04.2010, under Sections 302, 364, 201, 120-B/148, 149 IPC, registered at Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that present is a case of blind murder and dead body of one Jagtar Singh was found in the field. CRM M-3208 of 2011 Record reveals that there is no eye witness of the occurrence. Petitioner is implicated in the present case on the basis of alleged disclosure statement. Challan has already been submitted. Charges have already been framed. At this stage, there is no chance to tamper with the evidence. Trial may take some time to conclude. Hon’ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala vs. Raneef reported in 2011(1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 381 has observed as under:- “In deciding bail applications an important factor which should be taken into consideration by Court is the delay in concluding trial. If the accused is denied bail but is ultimately acquitted, who will restore so many years of his life spent in custody.” Moreover, circumstantial evidence is a weak type of evidence. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is allowed. Let, petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. March 07, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2