IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-18554 of 2011 Date of Decision: 12.09.2011 Gurdeep Singh ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI Present: Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. M.M.S. BEDI, J. Petitioner has been in custody w.e.f. 04.03.2011 in a case registered against him at the instance of Hari Singh alleging that his niece Lakshmi was enticed by the petitioner to marry him. There are no allegations of any type of sexual assault against the petitioner. The abovesaid girl was allegedly found from the house of the petitioner. It is claimed by the petitioner that she had voluntarily come to his house. Taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances and without expression of any opinion on the merits of the case, the petitioner can be granted the concession of bail as there are neither any allegations of rape or allegations of outraging the modesty. The trial is likely to take a long time. No useful purpose will be served by keeping the petitioner in custody during the entire period of trial which is likely to take a long time. Petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (M.M.S. BEDI) 12.09.2011 JUDGE manju