IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-54114 of 2007 Date of decision:-29.05.2008 Pawan Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State (Union Territory of Chandigarh) ...Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. A.D.S. Sukhija, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajiv Sharma, standing counsel for U.T. Chandigarh. RAJESH BINDAL J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the marriage of the petitioner with the deceased took place on November 29, 2004. In fact, both of them were working in the firm run by the elder brother of the petitioner where the attraction developed between them which resulted into love marriage. On June 23, 2006 Aruna, the wife of the petitioner died because of hanging. On the basis of which, FIR was registered against the petitioner. In the FIR, the allegations were made regarding demand of dowry against the petitioner. However, according to the counsel for the petitioner, same are falsified from the mere fact that on May 18, 2006 a complaint was made by the deceased to the police against the petitioner stating that her husband used to beat him. There is not even a single line regarding demand of dowry. It is further submitted that all the main witnesses have already been examined. Petitioner is in custody since June 23, 2006. Be that as it may, without opining on the merits of the contentions raised by counsel for the parties, it is directed that pending trial -2- the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Chandigarh. The petition is disposed of. May 29, 2008. (RAJESH BINDAL) asija JUDGE