IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-1047 of 2011 Date of decision: 24.2.2011 Dalel …. Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …. Respondent Present: Mr. Vishal Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.S. Deol, Addl. A.G., Haryana. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him on 30.8.2010 for the offence under Section 306 and 34 IPC. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Bimla whose daughter Asha had committed suicide as she was harassed because of the reason she could not conceive. Asha was married to Bijender but as she could not conceive, Bijender (Asha’s husband), Asha’s mother-in-law namely Saroj and Asha’s brother-in-law namely Dalel (petitioner) and his wife Satwanti used to taunt her that she was unable to conceive a child. They used to address her as ‘Banjh’. On 26.8.2010, the daughter of the complainant namely Asha was sent back to Machhrolli after the festival of Raksha Bandhan on 24.8.2010. On CRM No. M-1047 of 2011 [2] 29.8.2010, a call was received on the cell-phone of the son of the complainant and he was informed that Asha had sustained burn injuries and was admitted in Hyderabadi Hospital, Panipat. The complainant Bimla along with her sons Ghajendra and Dalbir went to Panipat in a car and on the way they were informed that Asha was taken to Safdurjang Hospital, Delhi. Thereafter, they found that Asha was badly burnt. Asha, it is submitted, had killed herself due to harassment and torture caused by her husband Bijender, mother-in-law Saroj, brother-in-law Dalel (petitioner) and sister-in-law Satwanti or she had been killed by her in-laws by setting her ablaze. The petitioner has been arrested in the case on 11.9.2010. The challan in the case has been filed for the offence under Section 306 IPC. The charges in the case have been framed on 14.12.2010 for the offence under Section 306/34 IPC. The prosecution is to examine 16 PWs. It is to be established by the prosecution whether the petitioner had abetted or instigated the commission of suicide by Asha. In the facts and circumstances, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panipat shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) February 24, 2011 JUDGE amit