IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-2357 of 2011 Date of Decision: February 28, 2011 Veerpal Kaur @ Gurtej 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. Paramjit Singh Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, D.A.G., Punjab, for the respondent – State. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) This is an application seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 180, dated 06.12.2009, under Sections 302/301/34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Sadar Faridkot, District Faridkot. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that present is a case of blind murder and petitioner has been roped in the present case on the basis of circumstantial CRM M-2357 of 2011 evidence. He has further stated that circumstantial evidence itself is a weak type of evidence. He has further stated that on 10.11.2009 from the canal in the area of Police Station City Fridkot, a dead body of an unidentified male was recovered and later on, it was identified as dead body of Mohinder Singh brother of the complainant. As per the prosecution story that during the investigation, it has transpired that deceased was having illicit relation with the present petitioner Veerpal Kaur, hence, her husband Jaskaran Singh with the help of Jagdeep Singh alias Sonu and Parmjit Kaur entered into a conspiracy to murder Mohinder Singh and thereafter, have killed Mohinder Singh. Perusal of the record reveals that challan has already been submitted and charges have already been framed, therefore, there may not be any chance of tempering with the evidence at this stage. Petitioner is a lady and she is in jail w.e.f. 09.12.2009. 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. February 28, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2