IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. M No. 33952 of 2008 Date of Decision: February 13, 2009 Brij Mohan ...........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr.J.S.Bedi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab ** Sabina, J. Petitioner-Brij Mohan has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail in FIR No.93 dated 7.11.2006 under Section 304-B IPC, Police Station Nangal, District Ropar. Prosecution story, in brief, is that the complaint Vikas Moudgil was a plumber by profession. His sister-Jyoti was married to Brij Mohan on 15.2.2006. They gave dowry at the time of marriage as per their status. However, in-laws of Jyoti were not happy with the dowry given at the time of marriage and started harassing her. On 6.11.2006, sister-in-law of Jyoti called the complainant on telephone and told him that he should either give a motor cycle or take back his sister. At abut 5.30 P.M. complainant made a phone call to his sister but was informed that Jyoti had consumed some poisonous substance. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner had purchased a motor cycle on 20.10.2006 and there was no Crl. Misc. M No. 33952 of 2008 -2- occasion for him to raise a demand of motor cycle. Petitioner had been falsely involved in this case. In fact, Jyoti had committed suicide. Petitioner is in custody for the last two years. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, has opposed the bail application. Deceased-Jyoti has died due to consumption of poison in the house of her in-laws within about 9 months of her marriage. There are allegations against the petitioner that the deceased was being harassed on account of insufficient dowry by him and his family after about one month of her marriage. All the harassment meted out to her had been narrated by her to her brother. The factum of alleged purchase of motor cycle by the petitioner on 20.10.2006 would more properly be gone into and considered during trial. Keeping in view the seriousness of the offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, this petition is dismissed. ( Sabina ) Judge February 13, 2009 arya