Crl.M.No.M-36505 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-36505 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 13, 2010 Sarabjit Kaur .....Petitioner v. The State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Gautam Durr, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG,Punjab. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.66, dated 6.8.2008, under Sections 302, 120-B, 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Sherpur, District Barnala. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. As per allegations of prosecution present petitioner developed illicit relations with co-accused Gurangadpal and at her instance husband of petitioner was murdered. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is a lady and that she has been continuing in custody since 21.8.2008 and trial has not been concluded so far. Bail application has been opposed by learned State counsel on the plea that allegations against the petitioner-accused are serious in nature and that trial can be expedited. I have considered all the facts of the case. Earlier application for regular bail filed by petitioner-accused was dismissed as withdrawn by this Court vide order dated 10.3.2009 and Crl.M.No.M-36505 of 2009 (O&M) -2- the second bail application was dismissed vide order dated 5.8.2009. On the same facts the present application for regular bail is filed. Allegations against the petitioner-accused are serious in nature. Co-accused committed the murder of husband of the present-petitioner- accused at her instance. Allegations are of direct involvement of petitioner- accused in the commission of crime. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioner- Sarabjit Kaur for grant of regular bail is dismissed being devoid of any merit. However, as the petitioner has been continuing in custody since 21.8.2008, learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. 13.5.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge