CRM No. M-18303 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-18303 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: October 08, 2009 Mohd Aarif ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Hari Om Attri, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, AAG, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 304-B read with Section 34 IPC at Police Station Ferozepur Jhirka, vide FIR No.131 dated 3rd July, 2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that there is no evidence to connect the petitioner with the crime. The petitioner has been in custody for fairly long time and thus, he deserves to be enlarged on bail. The prayer has been opposed by the learned counsel for the State on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature and that in case enlarged on bail, he is likely to influence the witnesses. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and given CRM No. M-18303 of 2009 2 careful thought to the facts of the case. The allegation in the FIR is that petitioner alongwith co-accused harassed his wife for dowry. On 28th June, 2008, he alongwith co-accused had beaten up his wife badly. She ultimately died on the intervening night of 2/3.7.2008 in the unnatural circumstances. Keeping in view the nature of allegations, the gravity of crime committed and the punishment it would entail in case of conviction, I do not find it a fit case for grant of bail to the petitioner. The petition is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE October 08, 2009 'rajpal'