Criminal Misc. No. M-19846 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-19846 of 2011 Date of decision : December 14, 2011 Pardeep alias Goldy ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Kartar Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) By this common order, I am disposing of three petitions i.e. Criminal Misc. No. M-19846 of 2011 filed by accused Pardeep alias Goldy, Criminal Misc. No. M-30862 of 2011 filed by accused Manoj Kumar and Criminal Misc. No. M-31831 of 2011 filed by accused Bachitar Singh, all seeking bail in case FIR No. 294, 506, 120B, 376 IPC and section 67 ABC/68 of Information Technology Act, registered at Police Station Assandh,District Karnal. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, Gurlal alias Lali took the prosecutrix aged 15 years in his vehicle being driven by Gagan and Criminal Misc. No. M-19846 of 2011 -2- accompanied by another boy. On the way, Gagan and other boy alighted from the vehicle and Gurlal after making the prosecutrix unconscious by serving her water (mixed with some intoxicant) committed rape on her. Thereafter obscene video/photographs of the prosecutrix were uploaded on the internet. Learned State counsel, on instructions from SI Gajraj Singh, stated that the present petitioners have no role in commission of rape by Gurlal alias Lali. It was submitted that obscene CD of the prosecutrix was prepared at the shop of Pardeep accused-petitioner. It was also stated that petitioners Bachitar Singh and Manoj Kumar sold MMSes of the obscene photograph of the prosecutrix to different persons by charging amount. Petitioner Pardeep is in custody since 24.5.2011 and Bachitar Singh is in custody since 25.5.2011 i.e. for more than 6½ months whereas petitioner Manoj Kumar is in custody since 4.7.2011 i.e. for more than five months. Keeping in view all the circumstances including role of the petitioners and their custody period and the fact that trial is likely to take time but without meaning to express any opinion on merits of the case, all the three bail petitions are allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Karnal. ( L.N. Mittal ) December 14, 2011 Judge 'dalbir'