Crl. Misc. No.M-18393 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Date of Decision: September 13, 2011 1. Crl. Misc. No. M-18393 of 2011 Gurdev Kaur …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent 2. Crl. Misc. No. M-19329 of 2011 Rashpal Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent 3. Crl. Misc. No. M-19393 of 2011 Raj Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent 4. Crl. Misc. No. M-26368 of 2011 Amarjeet Kaur and another Crl. Misc. No.M-18393 of 2011 [2] …..Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.R.S. Mamli, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. K.S. Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. This order will dispose of four petitions hearing Crl. Misc. Nos. M-18393, M-19329, M-19393 and M-26368 of 2011, for grant of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Surjit Singh alleging that his wife Ranjit Kaur was running a school on rent named as Baba Ishar Singh Public School, situated on Shamlat land but Gurdwara Guru Sagar Sahib used to take the land through Parbandhak Committee. The said Committee had disconnected the water and electricity connection of the School with an intention to get it vacated. The wife of the complainant had complained many times regarding the harassment faced by her but Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee had been making announcements against the wife of the complainant. The Parbandhak Committee was putting pressure on the Crl. Misc. No.M-18393 of 2011 [3] wife of the complainant to vacate the school. On May 31, 2011, 2/3 rooms of the school had been locked and the wife of the complainant has been threatened to vacate the school, otherwise, she would be forcibly evicted. Being fed up with the conduct of the petitioners, wife of the complainant had allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire in the school. Sh.R.S. Mamli, learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case and that pursuant to the interim orders passed by the Court, all the petitioners have joined investigation. So far as petitioner Gurdev Kaur is concerned, she is member Panchayat. There are not specific allegations against petitioner Gurdev Kaur for having instigated the deceased to commit suicide. She is also not a member of Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. She is about 68 years of age. The statements of Santokh Singh, Tarlok Singh, Mohinder Singh, Gurmail Singh, Mukhtiar Singh, Baljinder Kaur and Surjit Singh have been recorded during investigation. The main allegation is against the members of the Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to the effect that Committee members Rashpal Singh, Piara Singh, Jagir Singh and Buta Singh had forcibly locked the rooms of the school and said Jagir Singh, Piara Singh and Rashpal Singh allegedly made announcements against the deceased Ranjit Kaur and instigated the ladies to reach the School. An attempt was also made to make a bore in the School area which was opposed by the deceased. There are vague allegations against Gurdev Kaur. Thamman Singh and Santo @ Beant Kaur @ Amarjit Kaur had allegedly also used bad words against the deceased. The main allegation is against Crl. Misc. No.M-18393 of 2011 [4] members of the Committee who had locked the main gate of the School. The allegation against Gurdev Kaur, Thamman Singh and Santo is that they wanted to dig a bore in the area of the school which act was opposed by Ranjit Kaur, deceased. Taking into consideration the fact that petitioners Gurdev Kaur and Amarjit Kaur being ladies having not been attributed any specific act of abetment, they could be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. So far as petitioner Thamman Singh is concerned, he is also not a member of the Committee but there are vague allegations against him that he had, alongwith Gurdev Kaur, also made an attempt to dig a bore in the area of the School and had used abusive words. Petitioner Thamman Singh can also be granted the concession of pre-arrest bail. Petitions bearing Crl. Misc. Nos. M-18393 and M-26368 of 2011 are allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioners they will be ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the conditions that they will join investigation as and when required by the police and that they will not tamper with the evidence or hamper the investigation in any manner. So far as petitioners Raj Singh and Rashpal Singh are concerned, the statements of above PWs clearly indicate that they are members of the Committee. There are specific allegations against them of having harassed the deceased-Ranjit Kaur, compelling her to commit suicide. No ground is made out to grant the concession of pre-arrest bail to petitioners Raj Singh and Rashpal Singh. Crl. Misc. No.M-18393 of 2011 [5] The petitions filed by Rashpal Singh and Raj Singh, hearing Crl. Misc. Nos. M- 19329 and M-19393 of 2011 are hereby dismissed. September 13, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE