Crl.Misc.No.M-11471 of 2011 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on: July 27, 2011. Crl.Misc.No.M-11471 of 2011 (O&M). Pirthi Singh alias Bhola Singh .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab .. Respondent * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.R.K.Handa, Advocate, Mr.Madan Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Kiratpal Singh Sidhu, DAG., Punjab. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner is real brother of Kewal Singh. He seeks the concession of regular bail in a case registered at the instance of Baljit Kaur who claims that though she is married to Darshan Singh having five children but on account of differences, she got her marriage dissolved in Panchayat and contracted Kareva marriage with deceased Kewal Singh about 8-9 months prior to the lodging of FIR. The allegation against the petitioner is that he had abducted his real brother Kewal Singh about 17 days prior to the . . . 1 Crl.Misc.No.M-11471 of 2011 (O&M) lodging of FIR with an objective to kill him and grab the property left by their father. The dead body of deceased was allegedly recovered one day after the lodging of FIR, in burnt condition. The Forensic Science Laboratory was not even able to opine whether the burnt bones were of a male or female. The circumstantial evidence collected against the petitioner was that he had made an extra judicial confession before PW Bura Singh. Said Bura Singh had already been examined in the Court. He has resiled from his statement allegedly made under Section 161 Cr.P.C. The locus standi of the complainant, her bona fides and her status as wife of the deceased will be debatable during the course of trial. In view of only circumstances available against the petitioner, he can be granted the concession of bail. The petition is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioner will be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE July 27, 2010. rka . . . 2