Bathinda, Jan. 20 -- Three months after a Bathinda court framed charges against five persons, including parents of the main accused Mukul Mittal, for their roles in the alleged murder of a 19-year-old girl from Maur in Bathinda, the Punjab and Haryana high court has granted bail to the parents.

Disposing of two petitions, justice Surya Pratap Singh on January 8 allowed regular bail to Ravi Kumar and his wife, Dimple Rani. Both had been in judicial custody for over nine months.

In the twin judgments, justice Singh observed that as per the special investigation team (SIT) of Bathinda police, both accused "were not actively involved in the commission of the offence of murder".

"Trial is not likely to be concluded in the near future. Nothi...