Crl. Misc. No. M-32458 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-32458 of 2011 Date of Decision : December 15, 2011 Dharinder Singh @ Monu .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Charanjit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R. S. Rawat, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Accused Dharinder Singh @ Monu has filed this petition for regular bail in case FIR No.47 dated 25.05.2011, under Sections 376 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), registered at Police Station Meharban, District Ludhiana. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner entered into the house of prosecutrix aged 12 years, while she was alone and bolted Crl. Misc. No. M-32458 of 2011 2 the door from inside and forcibly broke open the string of her salwaar and also put of his own trousers and started kissing the prosecutrix in violent manner leaving teeth marks. When persons of the locality knocked at the door, the petitioner opened the door after five minutes after putting on his trousers. Counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that the petitioner is in custody since 27.05.2011 and since there is delay in the trial, the petitioner is entitled to bail. Reliance has been placed on judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Kerala vs. Raneef reported as 2011 (1) R. C. R. (Criminal) 381. It was also contended that the prosecution version is untenable on the face of it and the petitioner has been falsely implicated at the instance of Dr. Hori Lal, to whose illicit relations with a lady, the petitioner and other persons of locality had raised objection. I have carefully considered the aforesaid contentions. Judgment in the case of Raneef (supra) has no applicability to the instant case. Sessions Court rejected the bail application of the petitioner, vide order dated 22.09.2011 (Annexure P-1), wherein it was observed that trial is yet to start. However, charge has since been framed, as stated by learned counsel for the petitioner. The trial would not take long time. The petitioner tried to ravish a girl aged 12 years only. Crl. Misc. No. M-32458 of 2011 3 Keeping in view all the circumstances, I do not find it to be a fit case to release the petitioner on bail. Dismissed, without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case. December 15, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE