Crl. Misc. No.M-29951 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-29951 of 2010 Date of Decision: November 29, 2010 Navjot Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. A.K. Manaise, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, DAG, Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks the concession of bail pending trial in a case registered at the instance of Gurdeep Singh, alleging that his daughter Gurpreet Kaur had been maltreated by Sarwan Singh and her Devar and Nanad on account of demand of dowry. Sarwan Singh faced trial while the petitioner was in column No.2. The petitioner is the devar of deceased Crl. Misc. No.M-29951 of 2010 [2] Gurpreet Kaur. The petitioner alongwith his sister had been summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. but on account of the non-appearance of the petitioner and his sister, both of them were declared proclaimed offenders. The brother of petitioner, namely Sarwan Singh has already been acquitted by the trial Court vide annexure P-1 on September 23, 2007 after the witnesses turned hostile. As the petitioner was an additional accused in the case, he was arrested and is being tried. He has been in custody since March 31, 2010. In view of the statements of the prosecution witnesses which lead to the acquittal of the co-accused of the petitioner, he can be granted the concession of regular bail. Petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/ surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court. November 29, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE