Criminal Misc. No. M-4665 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-4665 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.7.2011 Joginder Singh .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. P. S. Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The petitioner, who is father-in-law of the deceased, has prayed for grant of bail pending trial in FIR No. 73 dated 9.7.2010, under Sections 304-B, 498-A, 34 IPC, Police Station, Longowal, District Sangrur. The allegations in the FIR are that Satbir Kaur wife of Sukhchain Singh @ Sonu has been killed by him in connivance with his parents-in-law and sister by giving her internal injury. In the post-mortem report, it was found that she died on account of consumption of cholorocompound. The petitioner was arrested on 23.7.2010. He is 70 years of age. The husband of the deceased and wife of the petitioner, i.e., mother-in-law of the deceased, are in custody. Un-married daughter of the petitioner was also named in the FIR but was found innocent during investigation. On 1.4.2011, this court directed the prosecution to produce all the material witnesses in the court on the next date of hearing. However, as intimated by learned counsel for the State, evidence could not be recorded on two dates of hearing as the learned Presiding Officer was Criminal Misc. No. M-4665 of 2011 [2] on leave. Now the next date of hearing is 12.8.2011. Considering the age of the deceased and the period of his custody, I deem it appropriate to direct his release on bail pending trial on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Sangrur. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 12.7.2011 mk