Crl. Misc. No.M-16203 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-16203 of 2011. Date of decision: November 07, 2011. Harcharan Singh. .. Petitioner VERSUS The State of Punjab. .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.A.K.Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG., Punjab. * * * M.M.S.BEDI, J (ORAL). Whether the petitioner in connivance with Gurmeet Kaur wife of deceased Makhan Singh, had committed the murder of Makhan Singh is required to be determined on the basis of allegations in an FIR which was registered in July 2009 for an occurrence of 09.04.2009. Whether the petitioner was allegedly having illicit relations with Gurmeet Kaur as per her statement made to the police is also required to be determined. State counsel informs that eight witnesses have already been examined. Taking into consideration the fact that it is not a case of direct evidence, it has to be determined on the basis of ...1 Crl. Misc. No.M-16203 of 2011 various circumstances including the evidence of complainant having seen the petitioner loading the dead body. It will not be appropriate at this stage, to prima facie form an opinion regarding the involvement of the petitioner on the basis of all the circumstantial evidence gathered during investigation. This petition is disposed of, at this stage, with a direction to the trial Court that entire evidence will be concluded within a period of three months as the petitioner has been in custody w.e.f., 29.07.2009. In case the trial is not concluded within the said period, the petitioner will be entitled to approach this Court after the expiry of said period. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE November 07, 2011. rka ...2