IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-31511 of 2008 Date of decision: 7th January, 2009 Roshan Chaudhary … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Sanjiv Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) On December 01, 2008, a Coordinate Bench passed the following order: “Present: Mr. Sanjiv Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. ****** This petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, for grant of regular bail, in case FIR No. 193 dated 24.07.2008, under Section 304-B read with Section 34 IPC, Police Station Focal Point, District Ludhiana has been filed by Roshan Chaudhary, petitioner, husband of Julie. The Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been in custody for the last more than four months. He has further submitted that Julie, committed suicide and she was never subjected to cruelty in connection with the demand of dowry, by the petitioner, soon before her death. Notice of motion for 22.12.2008. Sd/- December 01, 2008 (Sham Sunder) Judge” Criminal Misc. No. M-31511 of 2008 Counsel for the petitioner states that the report of Chemical Examiner has been received and no poison has been found. Report of Pathologist is pending. Counsel further states that till now there is no evidence with the prosecution to show that deceased died unnatural death. Counsel for the State, Mr.Anter Singh Brar, DAG Punjab, on instructions from SI Harjinder Singh, states that the case is fixed for today in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana for framing of charge and that the deceased has died by hanging. No ground to grant bail is made out. However, the petitioner may take all arguments before the trial Court at the time of framing of charge. In case Court comes to the conclusion that deceased has not died of unnatural death, then petitioner will be at liberty to approach this Court again. With these observations present petition is dismissed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 7, 2009 rps 2