IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM-M-31120 of 2011 Decided on 30.11.2011 Amar Pal --Petitioner vs. State of U.T,Chandigarh --Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.K.S.Gogia,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. D.D.Sharma,Adocate, for UT,Chandigarh RAKESH KUMAR JAIN,J: (ORAL) This is a petition for bail pending trial in a case registered vide FIR No.21 dated 08.2.2011, under Sections 363,364-A,365 read with Section 120-B of the IPC at Police Station Sector 26, Chandigarh. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was arrested on the statement of a girl called Krishna who was allegedly present in the STD booth from where ransom call was made. It is submitted that said Krishna has already been examined as PW-9 who has stated that the petitioner did not make any ransom call which in fact, was made by one Banwari Lal and the petitioner had only come there to purchase a cigarette though both the petitioner and Banwari Lal came together on a motor cycle. The petitioner is in custody from 08.2.2011. He is neither a previous convict nor any other case is pending against him. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case but without making any CRM-M-31120 of 2011 -2- observations on merits, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court. 30.11.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge