Crl. Misc. No.M-4312 of 2011 (O&M) ::1:: IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-4312 of 2011 Date of decision: 22.03.2011 Sandeep Singh. ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.C. PURI Present:- Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Rai, AAG, Punjab. Mr. I.P.S. Kohli, Advocate. for the complainant. **** K.C. Puri, J. Sandeep Singh alias Soni has applied for grant of regular bail in FIR No.261 dated19.12.2009 under Sections 380, 376 IPC registered at Police Station Payal, District Ludhiana. The law was set in motion by recording the statement Jaspal Singh that on 08.12.2009 at about 10:00 p.m. he had gone to sleep along with his wife-Harjit Kaur. His daughter Harleen Kaur, aged 19 years was found missing. He further stated that on checking, the locks of the Almirah were found broken and Rs.80,000/- and household articles were found missing. It is further submitted that Jaspal Singh had stolen these articles and went along with his daughter. He has further stated that Harjit Kaur was getting perplexed and she was breathing hard and died due to some poisonous substance given by her daughter Harleen Kaur or died due to suffering shock on account of theft by them. Crl. Misc. No.M-4312 of 2011 (O&M) ::2:: Later on Jaspal Singh was declared innocent after recording the statement of the prosecutrix and under Section 376 IPC was added against the petitioner. Today affidavit of Harleen Kaur and Jaspal Singh- complainant has been placed on the file and both of them have been identified by ASI, Santokh Singh, and counsel for the complainant. In the affidavit, it is mentioned that Harleen Kaur is major and Jaspal Singh does not want to prosecute. Petitioner is in the custody since 23.12.2009. Harleen Kaur arrayed as co-accused and she has been granted the concession of bail by Sessions Court vide order dated 16.03.2010. So without commenting on the merit of the case and considering the affidavit of Harleen Kaur and complainant, the application stands accepted. Bail to the satisfaction of Trial Court. 22.03.2011 (K.C. PURI) sonika-ii JUDGE