Crl. Misc. No.M-12328 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Date of Decision: September 8, 2010 1. Crl. Misc. No. M-12328 of 2010 Jagga Singh @ Sona Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent 2. Crl. Misc. No. M-22416 of 2010 Beer Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Kulbhushan Soi, Advocate for the petitioners in both the cases. Mr.Abhishekh Chautala, AAG, Punjab. Mr.P.K. Dwivedi, Advocate for the complainant. Crl. Misc. No.M-12328 of 2010 [2] -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) This order will dispose of two petitioners bearing Crl. Misc. Nos. 12328 and 22416 of 2010 for the grant of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Karan Bahadur alleging that his daughter Zinat was kidnapped and raped by Amandeep Singh. Petitioner Beer Singh is father of Amandeep Singh whereas Jagga Singh is a neighbourer of prosecutrix having facilitated the crime of kidnapping and rape by helping his co-accused Amandeep Singh. Both the petitioners have not been named by Zinat in her statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. recorded on December 22, 2009. Counsel for the complainant has intervened to submit that Jagga Singh is a distant relation of Amandeep Singh and that the prosecutrix has stated that she had been taken to different relations by Amandeep Singh. The names of the petitioners are not specifically mentioned by Zinat even in her statement made to the police. The main accused in this case is Amandeep Singh who is in custody. In view of the nature of the allegations against the petitioners, the petitions are allowed. Interim orders dated May 7, 2010 and August 9, 2010 are hereby made absolute subject to the conditions that they will join investigation as and when required by the police and that they will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner. Crl. Misc. No.M-12328 of 2010 [3] September 8, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE