Crl. Misc. No.M-28094 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-28094 of 2010 Date of Decision: November 29, 2010 Chaman Lal …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. Denesh Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, DAG, Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is alleged to have committed rape upon prosecutrix in presence of his wife Paramjit Kaur. The wife of petitioner is alleged to have caught-hold of the legs of the prosecutrix. The prosecutrix had allegedly raised an alarm when wife of the petitioner had closed her mouth Crl. Misc. No.M-28094 of 2010 [2] with shawl. Dheeraj Kumar had also allegedly committed rape upon the prosecutrix. During the course of investigation, the wife of the petitioner and Dheeraj Kumar were found innocent. Prosecutrix has already appeared in the Court and reiterated her original version regarding the wife of the petitioner having caught-hold of her when the petitioner and Dheeraj Kumar raped her. Without expression of any opinion regarding the probability of the story put-forth by the prosecutrix, it is sufficient to observe that a duel version has already cropped in and the prosecutrix having already been examined, chances of tampering with the evidence are remote. Petitioner has been in custody since January 22, 2008, he can be granted the concession of bail. Petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/ surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court. November 29, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE