IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.6651-M of 2010 Date of Order: 14.12.2010 Balwinder Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 439 Cr.P.C is for grant of regular bail on behalf of the petitioner-husband in case FIR No.163 dated 7.9.2009 under Section 304-B IPC, P.S Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur on account of the death of his wife-Inderjit Kaur due to burn injuries. As per allegations in the FIR, petitioner along with co-accused used to harass and maltreat the daughter-Inderjit Kaur (since deceased) of the complainant while demanding dowry thereby causing her death. Learned state counsel, on instructions from HC Gurdial Singh, concedes that the petitioner is in custody since 12.9.2009 but further submits that the deceased-Inderjit Kaur died within one year of her marriage due to burn injuries in her matrimonial home. Further submits that the entire prosecution evidence has been completed and the case is now fixed for recording of the statement of the petitioner-accused under Section 313 Cr.P.C. Without commenting upon merit of the case and keeping in view the advance stage of the trial, I do not deem it appropriate to grant the concession of bail to the petitioner. Dismissed. December 14, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE