CRM No.M-4736 of 2011.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CRM No.M-4736 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 20.05.2011 **** Manpreet Singh @ Preet . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab . . . . Respondent **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. KS Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. TS Salana, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks his enlargement on regular bail in the case FIR No.34 dated 12.03.2010 under Sections 363/366- A/376(2)G/120-B registered at PS City South Moga, District Moga. CRM No.M-4736 of 2011.doc - 2 – (2). The FIR has been registered on the statement of Rajbir Kaur containing unfortunate allegations against her own mother and other nears and dears who are said to have intensed and allured her in a sex racket. The FIR specifically alleges that the petitioner committed rape upon the complainant forcibly after taking her to his house. The complainant was about 19 years old at the time of the alleged occurrence. (3). The petitioner was arrested on 08.04.2010 and is in custody since then. (4). Meanwhile, the complainant-prosecutrix appeared as PW1 on 23.12.2010 and her deposition has been placed on record as Annexure P2. In her cross-examination, the prosecutrix is said to have candidly admitted that the petitioner did not rape or assault her though she has still made certain allegations against her mother, sister of her father and some other relations/associates. (5). It may not be appropriate at this stage for this Court to evaluate the evidentiary value of the statement made by the prosecutrix, however, keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has spent more than one year and one month behind the bar and he is not likely to influence the material witnesses as the prosecutrix has already been examined and also in the light of the fact that the conclusion of trial CRM No.M-4736 of 2011.doc - 3 – will take some time, I deem it appropriate to allow this petition and direct the petitioner to be admitted to regular bail on his furnishing bail bonds and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (6). Dasti . 20.05.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge