Crl. Misc. No.M-25592 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-25592 of 2011. Date of decision: November 01, 2011. L.Nk. S.Upinder Kumar @ V.Upinder Kumar .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab. .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI PRESENT Mr.R.S.Cheema, Sr., Advocate, with Mr.R.K.Trikha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.P.S.Bajwa, DAG., Punjab. M.M.S.BEDI, J (ORAL). Wife of the petitioner Lavanya had committed suicide. As per the allegatons levelled by complainant Jam Damodar, resident of District Rangareddy, Andhra Pradesh, the petitioner was responsible for the suicide of his wife as he was addicted to excessive drinking and used to beat the deceased and demand money from her parents. Besides the statement of Jam Damodar, statement of one of his friend Parveen residing in Andhra Pradesh, has been recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. who stated that he had been informed by Jam Damodar regarding the incident and cause of suicide. It is an admitted fact that the none of the other family members of the deceased made any statement during the course of investigation regarding the reasons for suicide of Lavanya. Without expression of any opinion on the merits of the case, it is sufficient to observe that the petitioner has been in Crl. Misc. No.M-25592 of 2011 custody w.e.f., 17.02.2011. It would certainly be debatable during trial whether the allegations levelled by the complainant could be said to constitute abetment if seen in context to Section 107 IPC. The challan has already been presented. The trial is likely to take a long time. Since the complainant is a close relation of deceased, chances of tampering with the evidence are remote. The petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE November 01, 2011. rka