IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.M-34060 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision 26.02.2009 Surinder Singh @ Bau ......Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRITAM PAL Present: Mr.J.S.Chahal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, D.A.G., Punjab, for the respondent-State. ***** PRITAM PAL, J(ORAL): Petitioner has brought this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking regular bail in case F.I.R.No.92 dated 11.07.2008 under Sections 363, 366, 368 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Sadar Gurdaspur. As per allegations of the prosecution, Amandeep Kaur daughter of Amarjit Kaur, aged 16/17 years, was taken away by the petitioner on 29.06.2008. The age of Amandeep Kaur-prosecutrix has been given as 16/17 years by the complainant. When she could not be found, thereupon the present case was registered on 29.07.2008, against the petitioner. During the investigation, it was revealed that petitioner was last seen by PW Chanchal Singh son of Suchet Singh in the company of the petitioner at the bus stand of Amritsar and thereafter her whereabouts could not be known. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that FIR in this case is delayed one and that age of the prosecutrix was about 18 years. Criminal Misc.No.M-34060 of 2008 (O&M)\ Be that as it may, at this stage no sanctity can be attached to the delay as pointed out by learned counsel for the petitioner because in such like cases where honour of the family is involved, one has to think many times to lodge the report in the police. Admittedly, the prosecutrix has not been recovered so far in this case. The charges in this case are yet to be framed. Accused was arrested on 27.08.2008. In the given facts and circumstances and taking into consideration the seriousness and the gravity of the offence, petitioner is not entitled to bail. Dismissed. February 26, 2009 (PRITAM PAL) mamta-II JUDGE