CRM No. M-18174 of 2010 Bawa Sharma v. State of Punjab Present : Mr. Deepak Nayar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. TS Salana, DAG, Punjab. *** Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 306/34 IPC. The mother of the petitioner has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 30.3.2010 passed in CRM No. M- 4974 of 2010. The petitioner was married to Shruti (deceased) on 17.5.2005. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Ashok Kumar who is the father-in-law of the petitioner. It is alleged by the complainant that the in-laws of his daughter Shruti were unhappy as Shruti (deceased) had given birth to a daughter after her second pregnancy. Therefore, nobody from the petitioner side came to greet her after the delivery of the baby girl. On 17.12.2009, the petitioner informed Ashok Kumar, complainant that Shruti (deceased) along with her daughter had gone somewhere. On 18.12.2009, the complainant along with his brother-in-law Jaswinder Singh and Ajay Kumar as also other relatives were searching for their daughter and grand-daughter along with their son-in-law (petitioner). A report was got registered at Police Station Mandi Gobindgarh. During search near Chowki Railway Police, Khanna, the complainant came to know that on 17.12.2009, a lady and a child had died by coming under the train. The complainant saw the dead bodies at Civil CRM No. M-18174 of 2010 [2] Hospital, Khanna and identified them to be his daughter and granddaughter. The primary grievance for committing suicide according to the complainant is that his daughter Shruti (deceased) had given birth to a baby girl. The petitioner is in custody since 19.12.2009. The trial in the case has not commenced. It is to be ascertained after trial whether the petitioner is liable for abetting suicide that has been committed by Shruti (deceased) daughter of the complainant. In the circumstances, the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE July 20, 2010 amit