Crl.M.No.M-24577 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-24577 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 16, 2010 Lakhvir Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.A.S.Bhatti, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gazi Mohd., DAG, Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.86, dated 21.6.2010, under Sections 363, 366-A IPC, registered at Police Station Mukerian, District Hoshiarpur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner- accused that he never enticed the daughter of the complainant to go with him and rather the daughter of the complainant, who was major, accompanied him with her own free will. Further submits that when daughter of complainant was recovered by the police, she refused to go with her father and rather she was sent to Nari Niketan, Jalandhar, where she stayed for two months. Further submits that these facts have also been admitted by daughter of complainant in her statement given before learned trial Court. Further contends that the case is not likely to be decided in near future as an application has been moved on behalf of the prosecution for amendment of the charge. Bail application has been opposed by learned State counsel on the plea that prosecutrix was minor when she was allegedly kidnapped by Crl.M.No.M-24577 of 2010 (O&M) -2- the petitioner. There are no allegations on behalf of the State that petitioner is likely to abscond or that he is likely to dissuade the witnesses from deposing true facts in the Court, if released on bail. In view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioner-Lakhvir Singh for grant of regular bail is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. 16.11.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge