Parvinder Singh @ Billa vs State Of Punjab on 9 July, 2009

      IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
                     CHANDIGARH

                                Crl. Misc No. M-8159 of 2009
                                Date of decision : 09.07.2009


Parvinder Singh @ Billa
                                                           ....Petitioner

                                       V/s


State of Punjab
                                                           ....Respondent

BEFORE : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA

Present: Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate
for the petitioner.

Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab.

RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL)

This is a petition for regular bail in a case registered against the

petitioner under Sections 365, 376, 382, 148, 149 IPC at police station

Division No. 6, Ludhiana vide FIR No. 32 dated 03.02.2008.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not

named in the FIR and there is no allegation by the prosecutrix against him.

Counsel has referred to statement of the prosecutrix recorded under Section

164 in support of his contention.

Learned counsel for the State has however, opposed the grant

of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner

are serious in nature.

Keeping in view that fact that trial is likely to take some time

conclude, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner in

custody during the pendency of the trial. Without expressing any opinion on

the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the

petitioner. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and he is ordered to be
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enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana.

09.07.2009                                               (RAJAN GUPTA)
Ajay                                                        JUDGE