IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 8956 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: September 1, 2010. Ravinder Singh @Lalli ...... PETITIONER(s) Versus State of Punjab ...... RESPONDENT(s) Present: Mr. Jasdeep Singh Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, D.A.G., Punjab. Mr. Anupam Bhardwaj, Advocate for the complainant. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) This is an application for regular bail filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. in FIR No. 66 dated 29.06.2009, under Sections 306/355/506 IPC, registered at Police Station Jalandhar Cantt. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the record. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is friend of the deceased and that, in fact, deceased was having illicit relations with the wife of the petitioner and when he objected to the same and CRM No.M-8956 of 2010 made the said fact known to other persons, he out of shame committed suicide. Further contended that he has been continuing in custody for the last more than one year and that trial is not likely to be concluded in near future as the case is fixed for remaining evidence of prosecution. Bail application has been opposed by learned counsel for the complainant as well as learned counsel for the State on the plea that there are serious allegations against the petitioner-accused and that he has given severe beatings to the deceased and raised threat to kill the deceased’s family and that petitioner paraded the deceased naked in the Bazaar and out of shame he committed suicide. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. Petitioner is in custody for the last more than one year. Hence, keeping in view these facts and without expressing any opinion on merits, the instant application for regular bail filed on behalf of Ravinder Singh @Lalli, is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate, Jalandhar. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) September 1, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 2