Crl. Misc. No. M-18669 of 2010(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-18669 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: August 10, 2010 Ranjit Singh @ Raja ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Sarbjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G. Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.154 dated 22.12.2009, under Sections 363,366,376 of the Indian Penal Code, Police Station Raja Sansi, District- Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the main accused Gurpreet Singh @ Bunty has since been allowed bail by the trial Court being juvenile. The only allegation against the petitioner is that he had provided a car to Gurpreet Singh and the prosecutrix. As per the prosecutrix, Gurpreet Singh had taken away the prosecutrix with the intention to perform marriage with her. Petitioner is in custody since 5.4.2010. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has opposed the petition. Crl. Misc. No. M-18669 of 2010(O&M) 2 Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 4.4.2010 and the main accused Gurpreet Singh has since been allowed bail, it would be just and expedient to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed. Petitioner be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate Amritsar. (SABINA) August 10, 2010 JUDGE Anand