IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M-27333 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision:08.09.2011 Shakuntla Devi . . .Petitioner Versus State of Haryana . . . Respondent ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.N.K. Sanghi, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J (ORAL) Petitioner has prayed for pre-arrest bail in a case registered vide FIR No.459 dated 18.6.2011 under Sections 498-A & 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) at Police Station City Sirsa, District Sirsa. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of deceased Kavita against whom the allegation is that she was harassing her while demanding a car. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that Kuldeep Singh (non-applicant/husband of the deceased) was arrested on 19.6.2011 and the alleged dowry articles have been recovered from him. Petitioner is a widow of aged 58 years who had promoted Kavita (deceased) in her life as at the time of her marriage she was only 12th standard pass but at the time of her death she had done her Masters in Science. It is also alleged that she had committed suicide by consuming the pesticides kept for maintaining kitchen garden for which the petitioner cannot be made liable. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have perused the record from which I have found that during the enquiry conducted by ASP the petitioner was found to be prima facie guilty. Since it has also come in the impugned order that Kavita had expired in the Government quarter which was found locked, therefore, it is a case of thorough interrogation which requires the custody of the petitioner. Hence, the present bail application is hereby dismissed. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) SEPTEMBER 08, 2011 JUDGE Vivek