IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM-M-24630 of 2011 Decided on 26.9.2011 Manjit Singh --Petitioner vs. State of Punjab --Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.R.S.Cheema,Sr.Advocate, with Mr.R.K.Trikha,Advocate,for the petitioner Mr.A.S.Rai, DAG, Punjab. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN,J: (ORAL) This is a petition for regular bail pending trial in a case registered vide FIR No.65 dated 05.3.2009, under Sections 302,34,120-B of the IPC and 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, at Police Station, Sadar Hoshiarpur. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the husband of deceased Kuldeep Kaur. Allegation against the petitioner is that since he had illicit relations with the wife of one Manpreet Singh Buttar, therefore, he wanted to eliminate the deceased Kuldeep Kaur. Further allegation is that he conspired her death with Charanjit Singh by allegedly hiring killers Satinder and Iqbal Singh. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the only evidence against the petitioner is of extra judicial confession allegedly made by him before Jagtar Singh Sarpanch who has already been given up by the prosecution. Moreover, it is submitted that two witnesses of the occurrence have also resiled. It is further submitted that co-conspirator Charanjit Singh has already been granted bail by this Court in CRM-M- 26933 of 2009 on 08.1.2010; the other co-accused Satinder Singh/hired CRM-M-24630 of 2-011 -2- killer, has also been granted bail by this Court in CRM-M-20414 of 18.8.2011 and Iqbal Singh (hired killer ) has also been granted bail by this Court in CRM-M-30052 of 2010 on 09.11.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is in custody from 07.3.2009 and since the petitioner is a Non-Resident Indian, therefore, the Court may order for surrender of his passpiort till the trial of this case is over so that he may not leave the country. Learned counsel for the respondent states that the petitioner is the brain behind this crime who had the motive to eliminate his wife. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration all the facts and circumstances of the case but without making any observation on merit, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds with two heavey sureties to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court. He is further directed to surrender his passport (if not already surrendered) to the Court. 26.9.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge