IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-31467 of 2008 Date of decision : 19.05.2009 Mrs. Awanika Srivasta ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. J.S. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. DAG Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 304-B, 34 IPC at police station Sector -56, Gurgaon vide FIR No. 181 dated 08.10.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only role attributed to the petitioner in the FIR is that she was living with her brother, who happens to be husband of the deceased. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner had no role to play whatsoever in the crime. It has further contended that petitioner is in custody since 08.10.2008. Learned counsel for the State has, however, opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. Keeping in view the fact that trial is likely to take some time to conclude and to incarcerate the petitioner indefinitely would not advance the course of justice in any manner, I am of the considered view that petitioner deserves to be enlarged on bail. Moreover, the chances of her Crl. Misc No. M-31467 of 2008 -2- escaping from the process of law appear to be remote. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurgaon. 19.05.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE