Crl. Misc. No. M-9723 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-9723 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: September 13, 2010 Manpreet Singh alias Manna ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.114 dated 21.5.2008, under Sections 148,302,460,149 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Model Town, District Hoshiarpur. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that all the co- accused of the petitioner have since been released on bail. The alleged extra-judicial confession had been made by co-accused Amanpreet Kaur before Charanjit Kaur involving the petitioner and the said co-accused (non- applicant) has since been released on bail. Petitioner is in custody since 31.5.2008. Learned State counsel, who is assisted by ASI Parminder Singh, has opposed the petition but has not controverted the fact that all the co-accused have since been released on bail. Crl. Misc. No. M-9723 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate Hoshiarpur. (SABINA) September 13, 2010 JUDGE Anand