IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. M. No.25961-M of 2010 Date of Decision:29.10.2010 Balbir Singh .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. H.S. Gill, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vivek Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, D.A.G. Punjab. Mr. P.S. Brar, Advocate for the complainant. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J.(Oral) The present petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.55 dated 23.5.2010 registered under Sections 302/120-B IPC at Police Station Jaitu, District Faridkot. It is contended that no role is attributed to the petitioner in the FIR. However, he is enropped being the father of the main accused Bahadur Singh. It is further stated that the petitioner is 70 years old and was admittedly residing separately at Jaitu. It is also stated that the petitioner had already submitted an affidavit (Annexure P-1) way back in the year 2001 stating that his son Bahadur Singh was married to Nirmal Kaur and both were out of his control and he has nothing more to do with them. Without commenting upon the merits of the case and taking into account that the petitioner is 70 years old person and arrayed only on account of suspicion and he is in custody since 28.5.2010, he is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridkot. 29.10.2010 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE