Crl. Misc. No.M-32918 of 2010 ::1:: IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-32918 of 2010 Date of decision: 17.02.2011 Satyanarayan and another .. Petitioners Versus State of Haryana .. Respondent Present:- Mr.Babbar Bhan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Harmeet Singh Deol, Addl.A.G., Haryana. * * * * S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioners seek regular bail in a case registered against them for the offences under Sections 304-B, 498-A, 316 and 34 IPC, at Police Station City, Charkhi Dadri. The FIR, in the case, has been registered on the complaint of Naresh Chand (father of the deceased-Monika). The marriage between Mukesh Kumar son of the petitioners and Monika- deceased (daughter of the complainant-Naresh Chand) was solemnized at Dadri on 17.04.2009. The complainant spent about Rs.7 lacs in the marriage. After marriage, the in-laws of the complainant were dissatisfied with the dowry and they raised a demand for dowry. The son of the complainant had gone to Dadri where Monika informed him that her father- in-law and mother-in-law (petitioners) both the brother-in-laws (Jeths) and Jethanis, husband-Mukesh as well as her niece-Gittu beat her and had harassed her in connection with the demands of dowry. They had demanded Rs.5 lacs as Chuchak. The son of the complainant informed Crl. Misc. No.M-32918 of 2010 ::2:: the complainant about it who made a telephone call to his daughter and said that he would talk about it. On 27.05.2010, the son of the complainant namely Shekhar had gone to Dadri to deliver Prasad of “Khatu Shamji” but he did not find Monika at home. He made enquiries from the neighbours and came to know that she had been taken to Pradhan Nursing Home as she has sustained injuries on the head. The son of the complainant went to Pradhan Nursing Home where he came to know that she had been referred to Civil Hospital, Bhiwani and from Civil Hospital, Bhiwani, she was taken to PGIMS, Rohtak, where the fetus and Monika died. The cause of the death in the post-mortem report has been mentioned as neuro haemorrhage and shock due to rapture of gravid artery and injury to cervical on the vertebra, which is sufficient to cause the death in the ordinary nature. All injuries were ante-mortem in nature and possibility of infliction of injuries by falling from height, it was observed, cannot be ruled out. The prosecution has cited 14 witnesses and out of them, 8 witnesses have been examined. Three Doctors, the Investigating Officer and one Ravinder Kumar, remain to be examined. The case before the learned trial Court is listed for 31.03.2011. The case relates to unnatural death of Monika after about one year of the marriage. There are allegations of demands for dowry. The trial in the case is going on. In the facts and circumstances, no ground for grant of concession of bail to the petitioners is made out at this stage. The criminal miscellaneous petition is accordingly dismissed. It is, however, hoped that the learned trial Court would expedite the trial of the case. Crl. Misc. No.M-32918 of 2010 ::3:: However, nothing stated herein shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of case and the learned trial Court shall consider the evidence and material adduced before it uninfluenced by any observation made hereinabove. (S.S. SARON) February 17, 2011 JUDGE sukhpreet