IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-5457/2010(O&M) Date of decision: 28.9.2010. Manjinder Singh ....................Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.KS Dhaliwal,Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala,AAG Punjab. Mr.Bipin Mahajan,Advocate for the complainant. Jaswant Singh.J. Prayer under Section 439 Cr.PC is for grant of regular bail on behalf of father-in-law of deceased Sukhraj Kaur in case FIR No.67 dated 23.6.2009 under Sections 304-B, 34 IPC, PS Sri Hargobindpur, District Gurdaspur. As per allegations in the FIR, the petitioner-Manjinder Singh alongwith his wife-Dalbir Kaur and son Jagpreet Singh-husband of deceased Sukhraj Kaur, used to harass and beat the deceased for bringing less dowry, who died in her matrimonial home within six months of her marriage due to administering of some poisonous substance by the named accused. There was demand of a big car and Rs.1 lac in cash. It is stated that husband-Jagpreet Singh and his brother were released on bail being juveniles. Petitioner is in custody since 5.7.2009. Learned State counsel submits that the case is at the stage of recording of prosecution evidence and testimony of five witnesses has already been recorded. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, without commenting on the merits of the case, keeping in view the gravity of the offence and stage of the trial, in my opinion, no case for grant of bail is made out. Dismissed. 28.9.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge