Crl.M.No.M-27441 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-27441 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: January 25, 2011 Satwant Kaur @ Satti .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Karanjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.Kavita Arora, AAG, Punjab. ..... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.120, dated 1.6.2009, registered under Sections 306 and 34 IPC, at Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully, including the impugned order passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, (FTC), Amritsar, dismissing the application for regular bail filed on behalf of the petitioner-accused. This is second application for regular bail filed on behalf of the petitioner-accused. Earlier bail application was got dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 9.8.2010 passed in Crl.M.No.M-16774 of 2010. Brief allegations against petitioner-accused are that she is mother-in-law of the deceased, who was married with co-accused, i.e., son of present petitioner about two years before her death. She also gave birth to a child, who was just few months old, when she committed suicide. There are specific allegations of harassment by present petitioner-accused as well as by her son, due to which she committed suicide by leaving a few months' old child. Petitioner-accused had been absconding and she was got declared as proclaimed offender and challan was filed against co-accused Crl.M.No.M-27441 of 2010 (O&M) -2- only, as she could not be arrested till the filing of the challan and hence, it has been observed by learned trial Court that if she would be admitted to bail there is possibility of her again absconding. Bail application has been opposed by learned State counsel on the plea that serious allegations have been levelled against the present petitioner-accused and that main witnesses are yet to be examined. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioner- Satwant Kaur @ Satti for grant of regular bail is dismissed, at this stage. However, learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and efforts be made to conclude the same within six months from the next date of hearing, as petitioner has been continuing in custody since 30.10.2009 Registry is directed to send copy of this order to learned trial Court for compliance. 25.1.2011 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge