IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 26419 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 18.10.2011 Manjit Kaur .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Padamkant Dwivedi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K. S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of bail pending trial. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner in the present case is a woman, who is serving as a teacher in a school. She had no role to play in the alleged incident and in fact was present in the school at the alleged time. She has a small child to take care. She is in custody since 8.8.2011. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submitted that considering the seriousness of allegations against the petitioner in the FIR, she does not deserve concession of bail. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is a woman, working as a teacher and has a small child to take care, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves concession of bail pending trial. She is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Ropar. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 18.10.2011 mk