IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.M-29520 of 2011(O&M) Date of decision : 15.12.2011 Dawarka Dass ....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana ....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN *** Present : Mr.O.P.Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Sagar Deswal, AAG, Haryana, for the respondent-State. *** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J This is a petition for regular bail in a pending trial case registered vide FIR No.139 dated 17.05.2011 under Sections 376, 342 and 34 IPC, at Police Station Naraingarh, District Ambala. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is 72 years old against whom the allegations are that he has raped the prosecutrix, aged 21 years, twice on the night of 16/17.05.2011. He has submitted that except doctors and the Investigating Officer, all the prosecution witnesses have been examined including that of prosecutrix. It is further submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 19.05.2011. The petitioner is neither a previous convict nor any other case is pending against him. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case but without making any observation on the merits, the present petition is allowed. Petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ) December 15, 2011 JUDGE mamta