Criminal Misc.-M No. 19146 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 19146 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 6.9.2011 Soma and another .. Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. S. K. Jain, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. K. S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of regular bail to the petitioners. The allegation against petitioner No. 2- Rani Kaur is that she had kidnapped the prosecutrix from Delhi and forcibly married the prosecutrix with her son, namely, Vicky @ Raju. She was forced into flesh trade which was being carried on at the residence of petitioner No. 2 in Budhlada and further that she was going to sell the prosecutrix. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the prosecutrix is a resident of U.P. She is legally wedded wife of Vicky @ Raju. After marriage, they were happily residing in their matrimonial home. One daughter was born out of the wedlock and the prosecutrix was again pregnant. The allegations in the FIR are totally false. Though the prosecutrix had alleged that her age was 14-15 years, however, in the ossification test carried out in Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, her age was found to be about 20 years. The petitioners are in custody since 29.7.2010. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submitted that the statement of the prosecutrix was recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C., where she had supported the facts stated in the FIR. Her stand is that she Criminal Misc.-M No. 19146 of 2011 [2] was forcibly married with Vicky @ Raju and kept in the house, where number of customers were being entertained and the prosecutrix was forced to have sexual relations with them. He did not deny the fact that in ossification test, age of the prosecutrix was found to be approximately 20 years. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the prosecutrix was living with the petitioners and her husband for last about three years; she had already given birth to a child from the loins of Vicky @ Raju (son of petitioner No. 2) and she was also 3-4 months pregnant, in my opinion, the petitioners deserve concession of bail pending trial. They are directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Mansa. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 6.9.2011 mk