IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 29421 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : January 09, 2009 Manoj Kumar ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. GS Kaura, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Vishal Munjal, DAG Punjab Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking regular bail in case FIR No. 116 dated 30.7.2008 under sections 363, 366 IPC registered at Police Station Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per certificate Annexure P/3, the prosecutrix is married to petitioner. He further submits that the prosecutrix is major whereas according to learned State counsel, her date of birth is 22.8.1992, as per school leaving certificate. At this stage, no sanctity can be attached to this school leaving certificate which can be proved during the trial. In this case, evidence of the prosecution is yet to be recorded and trial is likely to take a long time. In the given facts and circumstances and without commenting on the merits of this case, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial court. Criminal Misc. is disposed of. ( Pritam Pal ) January 09, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'