Crl. Misc No. M-20890 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-20890 of 2009 Date of decision : 09.09.2009 Vinod Kumar @ Sonu ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sachin Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 363/366/120-B IPC at Police Station E, Division, Amritsar vide FIR No. 63 dated 20.05.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not named in the FIR. The girl, who is alleged to have been kidnapped, accompanied Amit of her own free will and already made a statement before the investigating officer in this regard. It has been further contended that petitioner is in custody since 22.06.2009. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. However, he does not dispute the fact that girl, who is alleged to have been kidnapped is living with Amit, who is relation of the petitioner. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and Crl. Misc No. M-20890 of 2009 2 taking into consideration the period of detention already suffered by him and the fact that trial may take some time to conclude, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar. 09.09.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE