Criminal Misc. No. M-12038 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-12038 of 2009 Date of Decision:14.10.2009 Gurbachan Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present:- Mr. U.K. Agnihotri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arshvinder Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. **** HARBANS LAL, J. This petition has been moved by Gurbachan Singh under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in case FIR No.139 dated 8.7.2007 registered under Section 304-B of IPC at Police Station Bholath District Kapurthala. The facts in brief are that Rajwinder Kaur deceased daughter of Joginder Singh – complainant was married with Tarsem Singh son of Gurbachan Singh on 27.1.2003. Mohinder Singh son of Tara Singh was mediator in this marriage. Although sufficient dowry was given in this marriage by the complainant, yet Tarsem Singh husband of the deceased, Baljit Kaur and Rani sisters-in-law of the deceased, Gurmit Kaur mother-in- law, Gurbachan Singh father-in-law of the deceased and Mohinder Singh alias Nihang, adopted son of Gurbachan Singh harassed, maltreated and beaten up the deceased for not bringing car in dowry. She being fed up with Criminal Misc. No. M-12038 of 2009 -2- this, consumed some poisonous substance and later on she died. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties, besides perusing the record with due care and circumspection. As per the status report received from the District and Sessions Judge, Kapurthala vide his letter No.926-61-Ahl. Dated 15.9.2009, the prosecution evidence has been closed on 23.4.2009 and on the same day, the statement of the accused was recorded. On 12.5.2009, application for producing seven witnesses in defence was filed out of which, four witnesses have been examined. The statements of the remaining defence witnesses are yet to be recorded. From this status report, it transpires that the case is being dragged on unnecessarily on the pretext that more defence witnesses are to be produced though no efforts in this behalf are being made by the accused. Such being the circumstances, I do not deem it a fit case to admit bail to the petitioner. Sequelly, this petition is dismissed. October 14, 2009 ( HARBANS LAL ) renu JUDGE