CRM-M No.30917 of 2011(O&M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.30917 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 23.11.2011 Gurdev Singh ...... Petitioner v. State of Punjab ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sumeet Abrol, A.A.G., Punjab. *** AJAY TEWARI, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case F.I.R. No.25 dated 15.02.2009 registered under Sections 376(2)(g) IPC and under Sections 3, 4 of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act at Police Station Dharamkot, District Moga. On 17.10.2011 the following contention was noticed:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner was earlier declared innocent at one stage and that is why he did not bother to obtain bail. Apart from that the CRM-M No.30917 of 2011(O&M) ::2:: prosecutrix completely rescinded from her statement during the trial of the co-accused resulting in acquittal of the co-accused and now the petitioner has been in custody since 18.08.2011.” Learned Assistant Advocate General on instructions from H.C. Balwinder Singh has accepted the fact that the co-accused has been acquitted because the prosecutrix has resiled from her statement though he argues that the petitioner was declared a proclaimed offender. Be that as it may, in view of the admitted facts mentioned above, without going into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to release the petitioner on regular bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate. Ordered accordingly. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) November 23, 2011 JUDGE ashish