Crl. Misc. No. M-20069 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-20069 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 20, 2010 Sandeep Kumar and another ........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Hemen Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of bail in case FIR No.339 dated 13.05.2010, under Sections 363/366/376/120-B of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Kotwali, District Bathinda. The allegations against the petitioners are that they had helped Pardeep Kumar in enticing away Sandeep Kaur for marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioner no.1 is the brother of Pardeep Kumar whereas petitioner no.2 is the father of Pardeep Kumar and they are in custody since 19.5.2010. Pardeep Kumar is also in custody since 19.5.2010. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Crl. Misc. No. M-20069 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Keeping in view the fact that the petitioners are in custody since 19.5.2010, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioners on bail. Whether the petitioners had also participated in the alleged crime or not would more appropriately be gone into and considered during trial. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioners be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Bathinda. (SABINA) August 20, 2010 JUDGE Anand