In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 28132 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.11.2010 Jaswant Kaur ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.P.S.Dhaliwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 6 dated 17.1.2009, under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Sadar Mansa, District Mansa. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that co- accused Sukhwinder Singh and Bant Singh have been allowed bail by this Court. FIR in question was registered after more than seven months and there were general allegations in the FIR. The petitioner is in custody since 9.4.2009. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed this petition. Criminal Misc. No.M- 28132 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 9.4.2009 and the other co-accused have already been allowed bail, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate Mansa. (SABINA) JUDGE November 22, 2010 anita