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In pursuance of this settlement, it was alleged that the petitioner gave one tablet to the lady patient to consume and another tablet was placed in her vagina to facilitate abortion.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Thus the case against the petitioner was lodged.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abhishek Singh, counsel for the petitioner contended that petitioner was behind the bars for more than six months and that there was no medical evidence to show that the petitioner had facilitated abortion of pregnancy which as per the own stand of the prosecution was on account of willingness of the alleged patient and neither there was any recovery of tablet from the vaginal area nor any medical report to establish abortion on that account and nature of tablet. It was further argued that the trial was not likely to be concluded in the near future, hence prayed for the grant of bail application.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baljinder Virk, counsel for the state opposed the grant of bail on the grounds of the heinousness of crime and seriousness of allegations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">High Court opined that as petitioner was behind the bar for more than six months and a <i>debatable issue arises over the applicability of offence for which the petitioner has been hauled up or are cognizable or non-cognizable and the fact that the trial is not likely to be concluded in near future, thus no purpose will be served by retaining the petitioner in jail. <\/i>Thus the bail application was allowed to satisfaction of the chief judicial magistrate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>[Gogi Rani v. 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