Criminal Misc. No. M-20361 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-20361 of 2009 Date of decision: September 03, 2009 Jagdeep Singh @ Raja -Petitioner Versus State of Punjab -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. BS Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition for grant of bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 452,354,376,511 IPC at police station Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana vide FIR No. 161 dated 4.11.2008. Mr. Bhalla submits that the petitioner was granted bail for offences under Sections 452 & 354 IPC. However, on a supplementary statement recorded by the police later, Sections 376 & 511 IPC were added, due to which bail bonds furnished by the petitioner were not accepted. Mr. Bhalla further submits that in the supplementary statement the only allegation levelled by the prosecutrix is that the petitioner made an attempt to commit rape upon her. Learned counsel has emphasized that in the supplementary statement the prosecutrix has improved her version. Learned State counsel (on the instructions from SI Gurcharn Singh, who is present in Court) submits that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature and thus he does not deserve the concession of bail. He, however, admits that the statement of the prosecutrix has been Criminal Misc. No. M-20361 of 2009 2 recorded by the trial court. Without expressing any opinion on merits of the case at this stage, however, keeping in view the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner as also the fact that the trial may take a considerable time to conclude, the instant petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. [Rajan Gupta] Judge September 03, 2009. 'ask'