IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-5075 of 2009 Date of decision : 14.07.2009 Mohinder Kaur ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for regular bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 238 dated 27.09.2008 registered against the petitioner under Sections 304-B, 201, 34 IPC at police station Banga, District Nawanshahar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Balihar Ram, who initially lodged the FIR, stepped into the witness box as PW-1 and stated before the court that petitioner was not responsible for harassing the deceased. According to the counsel, though the charge has been framed under Section 302 IPC, there is no evidence to connect the petitioner with the crime. Learned counsel also submits that co-accused i.e Resham Kaur had already been enlarged on bail by this court vide order dated 16.12.2008 passed in Crl. Misc. No. M-32591 of 2008. Counsel further submits that petitioner has been in custody for more than nine months. Learned counsel for the State has however, opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against her are Crl. Misc No. M-5075 of 2009 -2- serious in nature. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and taking into consideration the period of detention already suffered by her and the fact that trial may take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be released on bail. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawanshahar. 14.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE