IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-29465 of 2011 Date of decision : December 14, 2011 Brahama Dei @ Barhamo Devi ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Navneet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Kartar Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Accused Brahama Dei @ Barhamo Devi has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 158 dated 14.5.2011 under sections 376, 342, 506, 120-B IPC, Police Station Kundli, Sonepat. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, the petitioner who is running STD booth called prosecutrix aged 14 years to her booth on the pretext of telephonic call from her relative but when the prosecutrix reached there, petitioner's co-accused Teetu was also present there. The petitioner shut the booth from outside and Teetu committed rape on the prosecutrix. Allegation against the petitioner is of conspiracy/abatement of rape. The petitioner is in custody since 21.5.2011 i.e. more than 6½ months. Main accused Teetu has been allowed bail being juvenile. Criminal Misc. No. M-29465 of 2011 -2- Investigation has been completed. Trial is likely to take time. Petitioner is a woman. According to her, she is aged 60 years but State counsel submitted on instructions from SI Dharam Singh that petitioner is aged 50 to 55 years. Without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case but keeping in view all the circumstances of the case, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Sonepat. ( L.N. Mittal ) December 14, 2011 Judge 'dalbir'