Bail Appl.No.1377/2008 Page 1 of 3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + Bail Appl.No.1377/2008 % Date of Decision: 04.07.2008 Niranjan Singh ….… Petitioner Through: Mr.N.Hariharan, Advocate. Versus The State ......... Respondent Through: Mr.Amit Sharma, APP for the State along with SI Harpal Singh, Investigating Officer. CORAM :- * HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR 1. Whether reporters of Local papers may NO be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the reporter or not? NO 3. Whether the judgment should be reported NO in the Digest? ANIL KUMAR, J. * Crl.M.A.No.7719/2008 Allowed subject to all just exceptions. Bail Appl.No.1377/2008 Issue notice to the respondent. Mr.Sharma accepts notice. The application is taken up today for consideration as the IO is present with the file. The applicant seeks anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Bail Appl.No.1377/2008 Page 2 of 3 The petitioner is accused of having committed the offence punishable under Sections 498A/304B/34 of Indian Penal Code. The applicant is the elder brother of the husband of deceased Smt.Simran Kaur who was married on 28th November, 2004. The deceased had hung herself from the ceiling fan after bolting the door. The petitioner has contended that he had no interference in the domestic affair of the family of the deceased who was leading a separate life and he used to leave the house in the morning and used to come back in the night. The petitioner is stated to be father of three small school going children and is the only earning member and he is also taking care of two minor children of the deceased. The antecedents of the petitioner do not appear to be such which will reflect any reasonable apprehension that the petitioner, if granted bail, will flee from justice. The petitioner has also undertaken to abide by the terms and conditions imposed upon him and cooperate with the investigations. The application is opposed by the counsel for the respondent/State who has submitted that the father of the deceased has made specific allegations against the petitioner that petitioner used to harass the deceased for dowry. Perusal of the FIR reveals that it has been stated by the father that he has got suspicion on the petitioner and others. The allegations against the petitioner are generic without any particulars and no basis of suspicion is disclosed. The petitioner had rather after coming to know about the death of deceased Simran Bail Appl.No.1377/2008 Page 3 of 3 Kaur had went to the native town of the deceased to inform her parents and brought them to his house. Having considered the totality of facts and circumstances I am of the opinion that the petitioner deserves relief. Consequently, in the event of his arrest he shall be released on bail subject to his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- and one surety of the same amount to the satisfaction of the IO. He shall report to the IO during the investigation as and when called upon to do so. The application is allowed in above terms. Dasti. July 4, 2008 ANIL KUMAR, J. ‘k’