In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M-33364 of 2008 Date of decision: 19.3.2009 Rajpal Kaur ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.P.P.S. Thethi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. Mr.Navjeet Singh, Advocate, for the complainant. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Rajpal Kaur under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 20 dated 28.2.2008, under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana. The allegation against the petitioner is that deceased Ramandeep Kaur committed suicide by jumping in the canal due to harassment meted out to her by the petitioner and her co-accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 28.2.2008. Case is yet to be committed to the Court of Sessions for trial. Criminal Misc. No.M-33364 of 2008 -2- Learned State counsel, who is assisted by learned counsel for the complainant, has opposed this petition and has submitted that in the suicide note, it was specifically mentioned that the deceased was committing suicide due to the harassment meted out to her by the petitioner and her co-accused. The petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased Ramandeep Kaur. Marriage of the son of the petitioner was solemnized with the deceased on 31.3.2002. The deceased went missing on 6.2.2008 and her dead body was recovered from the canal on 16.2.2008. The fact that whether the petitioner was also liable for the commission of suicide by Ramandeep Kaur would more appropriately be gone into and considered during trial Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 28.2.2008, this petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. (SABINA) JUDGE March 19, 2009 anita