Crl. Misc. No. M-10810 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-10810 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 8.4.2011 Swaran Singh ...Petitioners Versus Santokh Rani @ Santosh Rani ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. J.S. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking pre-arrest bail in a case registered against the petitioners under Section 304-B IPC at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar, vide FIR No.30 dated 11th February, 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that petitioners are in no way connected with the alleged offence. Their son was always residing separately from them and the petitioners never interfered in the matrimonial life of their son and daughter-in-law. According to him, petitioners have multiple visa for America and most of the time they reside there. Thus, they are entitled to the concession of pre-arrest bail. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and given careful thought to the facts of the case. The FIR was lodged by Ranjit Kaur, mother of the Crl. Misc. No. M-10810 of 2011 deceased, who stated that her daughter got married to Nirmaljit Singh about four years back. She was also having a two years old daughter, namely Manjinder Kaur. However, deceased was ill-treated by her husband Nirmaljit Singh, mother-in-law Santokh Rani and father-in-law Swaran Singh for bringing less dowry. They used to give her beatings and send her to her parental house. Several times she was sent to her matrimonial home with the intervention of Panchayat. About two years ago, Swaran Singh had taken Rs.2.00 lacs from them for going to Canada. They had also spent Rs.3.00 lacs on the treatment of their son- in-law Nirmaljit Singh who had met with an accident. They were raising more demand from him. On 10th February, 2011 at about 8.00 P.M. her daughter called her but she could not say anything and there was some arguments going on and she could not hear her as the phone was disconnected. After 15 minutes Santosh Rani called her and disclosed that Rajwinder Kaur had consumed something and she was being taken to the hospital. After few minutes again a phone call was received from Gagandeep Singh that Rajwinder Kaur had expired. The complainant along with respectables went to the in-laws house of their daughter and saw the dead body of Rajwinder Kaur lying on a cot. The complainant gave her statement that Swaran Singh, Santokh Rani and Nirmaljit Singh are responsible for the death of her daughter. With these allegations, the FIR was recorded. During investigation, it was found that petitioner had died as a result of consuming chlorocompound group of insecticides. Thus, it is clear that deceased died a unnatural Crl. Misc. No. M-10810 of 2011 death in the matrimonial home within four years of her marriage. There are serious allegations against the petitioners of maltreatment to the deceased. During her stay in the matrimonial home, there is allegation that the petitioner No.1 had taken Rs.2.00 lacs from family of the deceased for going to Canada. Other demands were also made from the family of the deceased. Under these circumstances, I am of the considered view that petitioners are not entitled to concession of pre-arrest bail. The petition is, thus, devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 8.4.2011 'rajpal'