CRM-M-4402 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-4402 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 08.03.2011 Surjit Singh alias Sabba ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. G.S. Kaura, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Present petition is filed seeking regular bail in case FIR No.91 dated 11.8.2010 under Sections 302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station Bhadaur, District Barnala. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that deceased Ekam Singh went missing on 2.8.2010, however, his body was recovered on 4.8.2010 and was cremated on the same day without any post-mortem; thereafter FIR was lodged on 11.8.2010 by the wife of the deceased against the accused/petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further argued that this is a blind murder case and circumstantial evidence is always a weak type of evidence. Learned counsel for the petitioner having placed reliance on the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Reneef, 2011 (1) RCR (Criminal) 381 has argued that no useful purpose would be CRM-M-4402 of 2011 (O&M) -2- served by keeping the accused behind the bars during the trial and time spent in the jail cannot be restored in the event of acquittal of the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, states that petitioner is in jail w.e.f. 12.8.2010, however, charges were framed in the case on 17.1.2011 and now case is listed for the evidence. In the opinion of this Court, there is no likelihood to tamper with the evidence. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct that petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge March 08, 2011 R.S.