IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.11270-M of 2008 Decided on : 05.11.2008 Baljit Kaur ...Petitioner. VERSUS State of Punjab ...Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. Samir Sachdeva, Advocate for Mr. H. S. Sanga, Advocate the petitioner. Mr. K. S. Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA J.(ORAL) The petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeks bail for Baljit Kaur in case FIR No.15 dated 26.01.2007 under Section 304-B/306/ 498-A/511/34 IPC registered at Police Station Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, Distt. Ludhiana. The contention raised on behalf of the petitioner during hearing of the case on 01.10.2008 was that Arshdeep Kaur, deceased had given a statement on 26.01.2007 to the effect that she had consumed Celphos tablets of her own. The family members/in-laws are nice people. It was contended that the statement is on the record and was given in Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent states, Crl. Misc. No.11270-M of 2008 -2- having verified the fact from Devinder Singh, S.I, Station House Officer, Police Station Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, that it has come to notice that no such statement was ever made/suffered by the deceased in the hospital. Affidavit of the said officer has been filed. Considering the custody period of the petitioner, since October, 2007, it is directed that the trial shall be expedited. The petition for bail, however, is dismissed. November 05, 2008 ( AJAI LAMBA ) ashish JUDGE