CRM No. M-21554 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-21554 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.10.2009 Lal Chand ...Petitioner Versus State of U.T., Chandigarh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sharan Sethi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jasmandeep Singh, Advocate, for U.T. Chandigarh. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Section 306 IPC at Police Station Manimajra, vide FIR No.205 dated 30rth May, 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the deceased committed suicide after eight years of her marriage. Thus, there could be no immediate provocation for her to commit such an act. He has further submitted that the complainant Ghisan Ram, father-in- law of the petitioner, who lodged the FIR, has already resiled from his statement and was declared hostile by the prosecution. Learned counsel for the Union Territory has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, submits that two prosecution witnesses including the complainant have already been examined. He does not dispute the fact that complainant had to be declared hostile and was cross-examined CRM No. M-21554 of 2009 2 by the prosecution. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, no useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody any longer. The trial is already in progress and the prosecution evidence is being recorded. So, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Chandigarh. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE October 26, 2009 'rajpal'