Criminal Misc. No. 11011 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 11011 of 2009 Date of decision: November 05, 2009 Jasvir Kaur -Petitioner Versus State of Punjab -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. LS Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition seeking bail n a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 366-A,376,342,323,120-B IPC and Sections 3/4 of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities)Act, 1989 at police station City Mansa. Mr.Sidhu submits that the petitioner has been in custody for almost one year and the trial is still at its initial stage. According to him, the prosecutrix is legally wedded wife of son of the petitioner. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. However, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case at this stage and keeping in view the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner, no useful purpose will be served by detaining her in custody pending trial as the trial may take a considerable time to Criminal Misc. No. 11011 of 2009 2 conclude, the instant petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Mansa. [Rajan Gupta] Judge November 05, 2009. 'ask'