Criminal Misc.-M No. 23242 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 23242 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 19.9.2011 Dharamjit @ Dharma .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sukhjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K. S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the prosecutrix in the present case had solemnised marriage with Amit Anand against the wishes of her parents. Both of them appeared before the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (for short,`the Commission') and sought protection of their life and liberty. She had filed an affidavit before the Commission. As per the affidavit sworn by the prosecutrix, which was filed before the Commission, she was 21 years of age at that time. When Amit Anand was arrested, she was residing with him. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. He was named only by the prosecutrix when her statement was recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. In fact, the petitioner had nothing to do with the marriage of the prosecutrix with Amit Anand. He has been implicated in the case because he is Pradhan of the locality. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submitted that real story was narrated by the prosecutrix after she was rescued. She specifically named the petitioner before the Magistrate. Considering the crime to be heinous, the petitioner does not deserve concession of bail. Criminal Misc.-M No. 23242 of 2011 [2] After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the prosecutrix, aged about 21 years, had filed a petition for protection of her life and liberty before the Commission after she had solemnised marriage with Amit Anand, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves concession of bail pending trial. He is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Ludhiana. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 19.9.2011 mk