IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-12561 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.7.2009 Rama Kant Dubay .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, AAG, Punjab. .. Rajesh Bindal J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that deceased- Sushil Muni, who committed suicide, was working at the clinic of the petitioner as Vaid. As per the facts, mentioned in the FIR, he had not gone to the clinic for the last 5 days as he was disturbed. On 25.3.2009, at 12.00 noon, he committed suicide. He informed his wife that it is on account of harassment by the petitioner who levelled false allegations of theft against the deceased and he had taken poison to commit suicide. He expired in the hospital at 7.00 P.M. It is further submitted that as the deceased was not coming to the clinic for the last 5 days and even if there is allegation of theft against him, that will not make out any case of abetment of suicide. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submits that it is a case of death, where on account of harassment at the hands of the petitioner, husband of the complainant, namely, Sushil Muni committed suicide. In fact, it was told by him before his death. Be that as it may, without opining on the merits of the controversy, considering the fact that the deceased had not attended the clinic for 5 days prior to his death, in my opinion, the petitioner deserves concession of bail pending trial. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. It is directed that the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate, Gurdaspur. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 13.7.2009 mk