Criminal Misc. No. M. 19771 of 2011 Bhura Siungh @ Mohinder Singh @ Rulia Versus State of Punjab Present : Mr. Parminder Singh Sekhon, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Rajinder Math, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. **** This is a petition for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 20 dated 08.02.2010 under Sections 365, 366-A, 376, 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station City Budhlada, District Mansa. On 06.07.2011, the following contention was noticed by this Court:- “Learned counsel states that initially the petitioner was not named in the FIR and is 71 years old man. The allegations are that his son kidnapped a minor girl and that in any case the petitioner had no role in the matter. The petitioner has now been in custody for the past more than one year and three months.” On instructions from Head Constable Sukhpal, learned Assistant Advocate General has accepted this factual assertion though he has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that petitioner was inculpated by the prosecutrix when she appeared before the police. In my opinion, grant of bail has no reflection on the merits of the case. The Court is primarily concerned with the age of the petitioner and is inclined to grant him bail on this count. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate. Disposed of. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE 20.07.2011 'ravinder'