Crl. Misc. No. M-20971 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-20971 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: September 15, 2010 Aditya Verma ........Petitioner Versus State of U.T. Chandigarh .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Kulbir Dalal, Advocate for Mr. Hemant Bassi, Advocate, for U.T. Chandigarh. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.26 dated 6.2.2010, under Sections 363,364-A,343 and 34 of Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Sector -36, U.T. Chandigarh. The allegations against the petitioner and his co-accused are that they had kidnapped the son of the complainant and had raised a demand of Rs.2,00,000/- as ransom. The boy was recovered from the custody of co- accused Dharmesh Kumar after four days. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the call in question had been made from the mobile phone of Dharmesh Kumar. The amount of ransom was sought to be deposited in the account of Darmesh Kumar. Petitioner is in custody since 7.2.2010. Crl. Misc. No. M-20971 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Learned counsel for U.T. Administration, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 7.2.2010 and the call in question was made from the mobile phone of co-accused Dharmesh Kumar and the boy was also recovered from the custody of Dharmesh Kumar and the fact that the amount of ransom was also sought to be deposited in the account of Darmesh Kumar, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Whether the petitioner is also guilty of the alleged offence or not would more appropriately be gone into and considered during trial. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate Chandigarh. (SABINA) September 15, 2010 JUDGE Anand