CRM-M No. 3910 of 2010(O&M) Hardeep Singh Vs. State of Punjab Present: Mr.L.S.Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. *** This is a petition for regular bail filed in case bearing FIR No. 39 dated 09.07.2009, under section 302/34 IPC, registered at Police Station Jhunir, District Mansa. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that in fact even in the FIR as well as in her statement before the Court, the original complainant-the mother of the deceased, has not levelled any allegations against the accused persons and rather her specific case is that it was her son-in-law along with his father and brother who had taken her deceased daughter from home. Further learned counsel has argued that despite this the petitioner has been involved in the case and that even if it may have been established by the prosecution that his co-accused was in constant touch with the deceased, yet as far as he is concerned he only received one telephonic call from his co-accused. Apart from that he has no connection either with the co-accused or the deceased. The learned DAG, on instructions from HC Sukhpal Singh, has not denied these facts. He has also stated that the petitioner has now been in custody for almost 1 ½ year. In my considered opinion, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to release the petitioner on bail. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Mansa. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) JUDGE January 13, 2011 sunita