Criminal Misc.-M No. 27019 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 27019 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.9.2011 Mandeep Singh .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. B. S. Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P. S. Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is brother-in-law of the deceased, who committed suicide. The FIR has been got registered by the father of the deceased alleging that his daughter was married to Gurmeet Singh about 5 years back. She had given birth to a daughter, who was aged 3 years at the time of incident. On account of birth of a daughter, as the family wanted a male child, they had been harassing the daughter of the complainant and on that account, she committed suicide. The submission is that firstly the petitioner was not at home when the alleged incident took place. Secondly, there is no previous history of harassment to the deceased by any member of the family. There was no overt-act or instance quoted, which could instigate the deceased to commit suicide. The girl was admittedly born three years prior to the date of alleged incident. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submitted that the petitioner has been specifically named in the FIR along with his brother and mother, who used to harass the daughter of the complainant Criminal Misc.-M No. 27019 of 2011 [2] having given birth to a female child. The offence being serious, the petitioner does not deserve concession of pre-arrest bail. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that no specific incident has been mentioned, which took place immediately before the daughter of the complainant committed suicide, in my opinion, the petitioner is not required to be taken into custody for interrogation. He shall appear before the Investigating Officer on 27.9.2011 at 10.00 AM to join investigation. In case of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Arresting/Investigating Officer. He shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called upon for further investigation. He shall also be bound by all the conditions as contained in Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 16.9.2011 mk