In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-28627 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:27.10.2010 Manpreet Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. S.S. Chadha, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. A.P.S. Mann, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. Mr. K.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the complainant. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in a case registered against them on 22.9.2010 for the offences under Sections 363, 366-A and 120-B IPC. The complainant-Satinderjit Singh has alleged that Manjinder Kaur daughter of his maternal uncle, namely, Kulwant Singh was living with him at Village Rukna Begu. She is about 17½ years of age. Satinderjit Singh-complainant was taking the daughter of his maternal uncle for appearing in the Environment examination to be held at DCM Senior Secondary School, Ferozepur on 22.9.2010. There she was enticed by Gagandeep Singh and his mother Manpreet Kaur (petitioners) and taken away. On the last date of hearing Manjinder Kaur was produced in Cr. Misc. No.M-28627 of 2010 [2] Court. Manjinder Kaur, who is said to have been enticed stated that she is living with her husband Gagandeep Singh (petitioner No.2) of her own free will and desire. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Karnail Singh, Police Station Kulgarhi, has submitted that the petitioners have joined the investigation and their further custody is not require for the purposes of investigation. Mr. K.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the complainant has submitted that earlier in Criminal Writ petition 2817 of 2009 Manjinder Kaur had made a statement that she wants to live with her father. It is alleged that she has changed her statement. Be that as it may, keeping in view the fact that Manjinder Kaur has stated that she is living with her husband Gagandeep Singh (petitioner No.2) of her free will and desire. Besides, she has married him. Moreover, learned counsel for the State has also submitted that the petitioners have joined the investigation. Therefore, it would be just and expedient to confirm the interim bail that has been granted. In the circumstances, the interim bail granted on 28.9.2010 is made absolute. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. October 27, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*