IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MPM No.1120 of 2010 Date of decision : November 10, 2010 Purshottam …Applicant. Versus State of H.P. …Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Applicant : Mr. Anoop Rattan, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General. Surjit Singh, J (Oral) Heard and gone through the record. 2. Present applicant has been booked and arrested for offences, under Sections 363, 366-A, 376 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, for allegedly abducting one Chanchlo and conspiring the kidnapping of one Babli by his accomplice Surinder alias Chhotu. 3. As per FIR that was lodged with the police by the father of Babli, allegedly kidnapped and raped by Surinder alias Chhotu, accomplice of the present applicant, Babli aged a little more than 16 years, accompanied by her cousin Chanchlo, aged about 21 years, had gone to attend a marriage in the area of Kehar in Chamba District, from where they were kidnapped/abducted by the present applicant and his brother Surinder alias Chhotu, with the connivance of Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? …2… their sister Usha and their father’s brother Kishan. The alleged kidnapping took place on 31st May, 2010. The two girls were recovered on 4th July, 2010 from a place in Tehsil Pathankot of Gurdaspur District of Punjab. Both the girls made statements, under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, that they had been kidnapped/abducted and subjected to sexual intercourse, without their consent and against their will. 4. Chanchlo, allegedly abducted by the present applicant, was 21 years of age. She does not say that any force was used to compel her to accompany the applicant or that any deceitful means were adopted to make her to accompany him. Also, the two had exchanged affidavits, to the effect that they had married each other. These affidavits were, of course, exchanged only after the alleged kidnapping/abduction. 5. Looking to the facts and the circumstances of the case, I feel that this is a fit case where Court’s discretion in the matter of grant of bail be exercised in favour of the applicant. Hence, the application is allowed and the applicant is ordered to be released, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of `20,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chamba. Application stands disposed of. Copy dasti. November 10, 2010(sd) ( Surjit Singh ), J