Crl. Misc. No. M- 32203 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 32203 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 2, 2010 Vikas Kumar Gupta ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ........Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. C.L. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.97 dated 5.6.2009, under Sections 302/120-B of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station City Roopnagar. The contents of the FIR as reproduced in para 2 of the petition read as under :- “Statement of Shri Vinod kumar s/o Dwarka Dass Bansal R/o H.No. 33-A, Palam Vihar, Ambala Cantt. P.S. Mahesh Nagar, Amabala Cantt. (Haryana) aged about 47 years, started that I am the resident of the above said address. I have my own business. I have two daughters and one son, out of which one daughter Manisha, age 25 years, who is MBA Finance. About 2 years ago my daughter Manisha was Crl. Misc. No. M- 32203 of 2010 (O&M) 2 married to Lalit Kumar s/o Bimal Kumar R/o H.No. 1871/6, Gopal Goshala Road, Near Shashi Hospital, Ropar. A daughter named Divanshi was born out of the said wedlock and presently is 4½ years old. My son in law Lalit kumar is unemployed. We have been helping him financially. Despite that their family was not happy. The family of in-laws of my daughter Manisha, had been giving her beatings and treating her with currently for the last about 6 months. In April, 2009 Riya aged about 3 ½ years daughter of Smt. Kavita-sister in law (Jethani) of Manisha was kidnapped. This family put the allegation of her kidnapping on my daughter Manisha. In this regard Shri Vikas has got in FIR Registered at P.S. City Roopnagar, which is under investigation. On the night of 4.6.2009 my daughter Manisha informed me on telephone that the family of her in laws is harassing her and there is danger to her life. I discussed the matter with my neighbour Jasbir Singh s/o Wajir Singh, R/o house No. 7, Satsang Vihar, Amabala Cantt, who also talked to my daughter. We told her we shall visit house the next morning. Today morning when we were ready to proceed to her house, I received a telephone from my friend Ranjit Singh s/o Bansi Lal Village Tapria Khurd, Near Balachor who informed me that my daughter Manisha and her minor daughter Divanshi have been killed by her brother in law Vikas inconnivance with other members of his family. Then I along with my neighbour Jasbir Singh and other members of my family rushed to Ropar. I have made Crl. Misc. No. M- 32203 of 2010 (O&M) 3 this statement before you and request that action may be taken against the accused person as per law.” After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that no ground for grant of bail to the petitioner is made out. Its a case of double murder. The allegations against the petitioner are that petitioner has committed the murder of Manisha and her minor daughter in conspiracy with other accused. Keeping in view the seriousness of the offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, no ground for grant of bail to the petitioner is made out. Dismissed. (SABINA) November 2, 2010 JUDGE Anand