IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-1480 of 2011. Date of Decision: 7.4.2011 Bhagwant Kishore ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. P.S. Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gazi Mohammad, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr. B.S. Walia, Advocate, for the complainant. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) Petitioner is Senior Executive Engineer in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Jagraon. Allegations against him are that on December 6th, 2010, Fateh Singh-foreman of the Corporation committed suicide on account of harassment and humiliation meted out to him by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that by no stretch of imagination, offence under Section 306 IPC is made out because there is no abetment or provocation on the part of the petitioner. The petitioner is in judicial custody since December 30th, 2010. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody, that is, 3 months and 6 days, this Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, it is ordered that petitioner be admitted to bail on his furnishing bail-bonds to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Magistrate on duty, Ludhiana. 7.4.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE