Criminal Misc.-M No. 29110 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 29110 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.10.2011 Major Singh .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. R. S. Pandher, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P. S. Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 24 dated 16.4.2010, registered under Sections 306/382/323/34 IPC, Police Station, Dayalpura, District Bathinda. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though the petitioner was named in the FIR, however, after investigation, he was found innocent. He was placed in column No. 2 in the challan presented against Pummi Rani and Jagga Singh. In fact, Jagga Singh and Gurcharan Singh were working together in a rice sheller with the deceased. As they were friendly, they had visiting terms. In the process, they developed relations with the mother of the complainant. It is alleged in the FIR that mother of the complainant ran away with Gurcharan Singh, the petitioner and Jagga Singh. The petitioner is belonging to a different village. He was not working with other accused in the rice sheller. He has now been summoned to face trial in an application filed by the prosecution under Section 319 Cr.P.C. No case for instigation to commit suicide can possibly be made out against the petitioner as father of the complainant had committed suicide by consuming sulphas tablets allegedly coming to know that his wife had run away. Learned counsel for the State submitted that considering the fact that the petitioner was specifically named in the FIR and now he has Criminal Misc.-M No. 29110 of 2011 [2] been summoned to face trial in an application filed by the prosecution under Section 319 Cr.P.C., he does not deserve concession of pre-arrest bail. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the submissions made above, especially that investigation of the case is already complete and the petitioner has been summoned to face trial in an application filed by the prosecution under Section 319 Cr.P.C., in my opinion, the petitioner is not required to be taken into custody at this stage. He shall appear before the court below within 10 days from today and furnish his bail bonds. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 14.10.2011 mk