CRL.M.NO.20817-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRL.M.NO.20817-M of 2010 DATE OF ORDER: 20.8.2010 Arpit Mittal .....Petitioner vs. State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Rajinder Goyal, Advocate with Mr. R.K. Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab assisted by Sh. A.S. Virk, Advocate for the complainant. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 439 Cr.P.C is for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.51 dated 22.3.2010 under Sections 306/34 IPC, P.S Lehra, District Sangrur. As per the allegations, the marriage of the petitioner-accused was fixed with one Ritu Goyal on 24.3.2010 and demand of a Maruti Swift Car and Rs.7 lacs in cash by the petitioner-accused on the early night of 20.3.2010 resulted into commission of suicide by said Ritu Goyal on 21.3.2010. Learned counsel submits that marriage of the petitioner and said Ritu Goyal was yet to be solemnized and the delay in lodging the FIR is a clear pointer that the allegations are false made after due deliberations. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 27.6.2010. CRL.M.NO.20817-M of 2010 #2# Learned state counsel, on instructions from ASI Lal Singh, states that the investigation in the case is over, however, the challan is yet to be presented. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, in view of the custody period and the fact that investigations are over and that the trial is likely to take sufficient time to conclude, I find no valid reason to keep the petitioner in custody any further. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur. August 20, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE