IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-8293 of 2011 Date of Decision : 27.04.2011. Nishan Singh alias Shan Singh ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.V.K.Sandhir, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.S.Sidhu, D.A.G Punjab. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Nishan Singh alias Shan Singh along with Baljit Singh and Kirandeep Kaur is facing trial in case bearing First Information Report (for short "FIR") No.6 dated January 11th, 2006 under Sections 366, 376, 506 read with Section 120-B of Indian Penal Code, Police Station - B Division, Amritsar. 2. Vide order dated September 12th, 2006, passed in Civil Misc. No. 9370-M of 2006, petitioner was allowed pre-arrest bail by this Court. During the pendency of trial, he absented and was declared Proclaimed Offender. Pursuant thereto, he was arrested on August 13th, 2010. Since then, he is in custody, except for a few days, that is, from March 24th, 2011 to March 28th, 2011, when he was allowed interim bail by this Court vide order dated March 22nd, 2011, to perform his marriage. 3. Indeed, there is no allegation of offence punishable under Sections 366 and 376 IPC against the petitioner. It is not the case of the prosecution that he committed rape upon the prosecutrix. The only allegation against the petitioner is that his co-accused – Baljit Singh had threatened the prosecutrix that in case she does not agree to his wishes, he would ask the petitioner to cause harm to family members of the prosecutrix. 4. Keeping in view the allegation against the petitioner and that the petitioner was granted pre-arrest bail as also the period of his detention, that is, since August 30th, 2010, this Court is of the opinion that it would be in the interest of justice to admit the petitioner to bail. Accordingly, petitioner (Nishan Singh alias Shan Singh) is admitted to bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. 5. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE April 27th, 2011. som Criminal Misc. No.M-8293 of 2011 Present: Mr.V.K.Sandhir, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.S.Sidhu, D.A.G Punjab. This case was received in this Court today (27.04.2011) after lunch interval in view of order of even date of Hon`ble the Chief Justice. Earlier, this case was listed before Hon`ble Mr. Justice S.S.Saron. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and the State counsel, the matter was decided, whereby, the petitioner was granted bail. However, after dictating the order, Shri Harsh, Peon of the Court of Hon`ble Mr. Justice S.S.Saron has brought a note, whereby, this was was ordered to remain “stand by”. Since the bail application has already been heard and the judgment has been dictated in the open Court, it would not be possible now to adjourn the case. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE April 27th, 2011. som