CRM-M- No. 8693 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 8693 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : May 9, 2011 Vishal @ Shallu ...... 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 judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present : Mr. S.P.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Bhawana Gupta, DAG, Punjab. **** Alok Singh, J (Oral) This is an application seeking bail in FIR No.42 dated 26.2.2010, under Sections 302,201,34 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station City Ferozepur, District Ferozepur. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that present is a case of blind murder and it is not a case of last seen evidence, rather petitioner has been implicated on the basis of alleged extra judicial confessional statement after four months of the occurrence. He has further stated that proceedings under the Juvenile Justice Act are pending against the co- CRM-M- No. 8693 of 2011 (O&M) 2 accused, namely, Happy. Therefore, trial may take some time and trial is not likely to be concluded at the earliest. He has placed reliance on the judgment of the Hon’ble the Apex Court in the matter of State of Kerala Vs. Raneef, 2011 (1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 381. Considering totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is directed to be allowed. Let petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. (Alok Singh) Judge May 9, 2011 Anand