IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009 Date of decision : 24.12.2009 Gurdev Kaur …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …. Respondent and Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009 Date of decision : 24.12.2009 Raja Singh @ Rajpal Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …. Respondent Present : Mr Amaninder Preet, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Grewal, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Rahul Chhatwal, Advocate for the complainant. *** S.S. SARON, J. Mr. Rahul Chhatwal, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of the complainant and has filed his vakalatnama in Court today which is taken on record. This order will dispose of Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009 filed by Smt. Gurdev Kaur wife of Joginder Singh and Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009 filed by Raja Singh @ Rajpal Singh son of Joginder Singh. The respective petitioners in both the petitions (i.e. Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009 and Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009) Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009 and [2] Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009 seek regular bail in a case registered against them for the offences under Sections 304-B/34 Indian Penal Code (“IPC” – for short) at Police Station Malout District Muktsar. The FIR was registered on the statement of Gurdev Singh who has alleged that his daughter Kirandeep Kaur @ Gaggu was married to Tarsem Singh son of Joginder Singh. It is alleged the Gurdev Kaur (petitioner in Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009) mother- in-law of daughter of the complainant had been raising demands for dowry and she had demanded a scooter. About two months earlier to the registration of FIR on 17.10.2007, she (Kirandeep Kaur – daughter of the complainant) was thrown out of her matrimonial home by her in-laws. There are other allegations of harassment to the daughter of the complainant. It is alleged that Tarsem Singh husband of Kirandeep Kaur (daughter of the complainant), Raja Singh, elder brother of the husband of the daughter of the complainant (Jeth) (petitioner in Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009), mother-in-law Gurdev Kaur (petitioner in Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009) and father-in-law Joginder Singh had killed Kirandeep Kaur (daughter of the complainant) for not bringing scooter in dowry and had thrown her dead body in the canal minor. Learned State counsel and the complainant have submitted that the prosecution evidence in the case is complete and the case is now fixed for recording the statement of the accused in terms of Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Keeping in view the fact that the trial of the case is nearing completion and the prosecution has closed its evidence, no ground for grant of bail is made out. Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009 and [3] Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009 Accordingly, the Crl. Misc. No.M-29181 of 2009 and Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009 are dismissed. However, it is hoped that the learned trial court would conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible. (S.S. SARON) December 24, 2009 JUDGE amit Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009 and [4] Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-30063 of 2009 Date of decision : 24.12.2009 Raja Singh @ Rajpal Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …. Respondent Present : Mr Amaninder Preet, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Grewal, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Rahul Chhatwal, Advocate for the complainant. *** S.S. SARON, J. The Crl. Misc. petition is dismissed. For reasons, see detailed order passed today in Crl. Misc. No. M-29181 of 2009 Gurdev Kaur v. State of Punjab. (S.S. SARON) December 24, 2009 JUDGE amit